Chapter II
"Never mind the buckle, lad. Let's send this stone over. I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?" "Of course I do," I said. "Now, then, all together once more.
Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore
Chapter II
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"Never
mind
the
buckle,
lad.
Let's
send
this
stone
over.
I
want
to
see
it
go;
don't
you,
Sep?"
"Of
course
I
do,"
I
said.
"Now,
then,
all
together
once
more.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Never
mind
the
buckle,
lad.
Line 2
Let's
send
this
stone
over.
Line 3
I
want
to
see
it
go;
don't
you,
Sep?"
Line 4
"Of
course
I
do,"
I
said.
Line 5
"Now,
then,
all
together
once
more.
Learner Dictionary
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Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course I do," I said.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind the buckle, lad.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind the buckle, lad.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, then, all together once more.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Let's send this stone over.”
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all
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buckle
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From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
don't
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From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
go
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From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
lad
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Let's
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From this reading Let's send this stone over.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
more
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NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
Now
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I do," I said.
once
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
said
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see
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From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
send
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From this reading Let's send this stone over.
Sep
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From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
stone
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From this reading Let's send this stone over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Never mind the buckle, lad.
then
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From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let's send this stone over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
together
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From this reading "Now, then, all together once more.
want
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From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to see it go; don't you, Sep?"