Chapter II
“You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!” Martha pitied. “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.” “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!” Bella cried out.
Island Tales / On the Makaloa Mat
Chapter II
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“You
who
had
never
known
anything
but
servants
from
the
time
you
were
born!”
Martha
pitied.
“Never
less
than
a
regiment
of
them
at
Kilohana.”
“Oh,
but
it
was
the
bare,
naked,
pinching
meagreness
of
it!”
Bella
cried
out.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
who
had
never
known
anything
but
servants
from
the
time
you
were
born!”
Line 2
Martha
pitied.
Line 3
“Never
less
than
a
regiment
of
them
at
Kilohana.”
Line 4
“Oh,
but
it
was
the
bare,
naked,
pinching
meagreness
of
it!”
Line 5
Bella
cried
out.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!””
Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bella cried out.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!””
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!””
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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 “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
bare
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From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
Bella
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From this reading Bella cried out.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bella cried out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
Kilohana
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From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
known
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From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
less
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From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
Martha
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From this reading Martha pitied.
meagreness
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From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
naked
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From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
out
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From this reading Bella cried out.
pinching
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From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
pitied
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From this reading Martha pitied.
regiment
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From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
servants
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From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Never less than a regiment of them at Kilohana.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, but it was the bare, naked, pinching meagreness of it!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You who had never known anything but servants from the time you were born!”