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His Royal Nibs
His Royal Nibs

Chapter VII

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“Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

His Royal Nibs

Chapter VII

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
Line 2
I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
Line 3
Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
Line 4
Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
Line 5
It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

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

From this reading “Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

bunkhouse

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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

chewed

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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

didn't

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From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

girl

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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

guess

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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

Hilda

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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

keeps

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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

locket

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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

must've

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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

nearly

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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

out

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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

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

From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

picture

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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

reckernize

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From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

rooted

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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

said

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From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

Say

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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

slipped

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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

to-day

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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

up

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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

Viper

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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.

Well

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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?

window

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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.