Chapter XI
"There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart. Father! He don't hear us. He's gone a bit deaf of late years. Father!"
Esther Waters
Chapter XI
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"There's
father
waiting
for
us
in
the
spring-cart.
Father!
He
don't
hear
us.
He's
gone
a
bit
deaf
of
late
years.
Father!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"There's
father
waiting
for
us
in
the
spring-cart.
Line 2
Father!
Line 3
He
don't
hear
us.
Line 4
He's
gone
a
bit
deaf
of
late
years.
Line 5
Father!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He don't hear us.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.”
All words in this reading · 19
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
bit
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From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
deaf
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From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
don't
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From this reading He don't hear us.
father
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From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
gone
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From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He don't hear us.
He's
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From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He don't hear us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
late
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From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.
spring-cart
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From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
There's
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From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
waiting
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From this reading "There's father waiting for us in the spring-cart.
years
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From this reading He's gone a bit deaf of late years.