Chapter IV
"A harp, belike?" "No; guess again." "Yer no good;--but yer'll come?" "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy." He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
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Chapter IV
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"A
harp,
belike?"
"No;
guess
again."
"Yer
no
good;--but
yer'll
come?"
"Shurre;
an'
more
be
token
it's
at
eight
'o
the
clock
Oi'll
be
under
yer
windy."
He
gave
the
accent
with
such
Celtic
gusto
that
the
little
girl
was
captivated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"A
harp,
belike?"
Line 2
"No;
guess
again."
Line 3
"Yer
no
good;--but
yer'll
come?"
Line 4
"Shurre;
an'
more
be
token
it's
at
eight
'o
the
clock
Oi'll
be
under
yer
windy."
Line 5
He
gave
the
accent
with
such
Celtic
gusto
that
the
little
girl
was
captivated.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; guess again."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."”
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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 "A harp, belike?"
accent
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From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; guess again."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
belike
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From this reading "A harp, belike?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"
captivated
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From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
Celtic
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From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
clock
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"
eight
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
gave
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From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
girl
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From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"
guess
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From this reading "No; guess again."
gusto
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From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
harp
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From this reading "A harp, belike?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
it's
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
more
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; guess again."
o
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
Oi'll
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
Shurre
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
token
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
windy
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From this reading "Shurre; an' more be token it's at eight 'o the clock Oi'll be under yer windy."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gave the accent with such Celtic gusto that the little girl was captivated.
Yer
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From this reading "Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"
yer'll
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From this reading "Yer no good;--but yer'll come?"