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Chapter XII

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"Plenty--by the cart-load."
William whistled.
And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.
With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"
"Yes; among other fragments."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Drowsy

Chapter XII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Plenty--by the cart-load."
Line 2
William whistled.
Line 3
And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.
Line 4
With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"
Line 5
"Yes; among other fragments."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “"Yes; among other fragments."”

Inquired noun US /ˈinquired/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"”

All words in this reading · 34

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air

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "Yes; among other fragments."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

Bressani

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Plenty--by the cart-load."

cart-load

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From this reading "Plenty--by the cart-load."

eyebrows

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From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

fragments

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From this reading "Yes; among other fragments."

ground

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

lying

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

men

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From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

older

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From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

other

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From this reading "Yes; among other fragments."

owner

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

Plenty

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From this reading "Plenty--by the cart-load."

raised

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From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

say

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

spirit

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From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Plenty--by the cart-load."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

top

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From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

two

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From this reading And the two older men whistled--in spirit--and raised their eyebrows.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

whistled

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From this reading William whistled.

William

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From this reading William whistled.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"

Yes

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From this reading "Yes; among other fragments."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading With the Bressani eyebrows still in the air their owner inquired: "You say this was lying on the top of the ground?"