Chapter XXXIII
The Phantom Blackcock of Kilnaught
And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky. Scott. “At home? Then take these. There’s a lot more.
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Chapter XXXIII · The Phantom Blackcock of Kilnaught
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And
we
alike
must
shun
regard
From
painter,
player,
sportsman,
bard,
Wasp,
blue-bottle,
or
butterfly,
Insects
that
swim
in
fashion’s
sky.
Scott.
“At
home?
Then
take
these.
There’s
a
lot
more.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter XXXIII · The Phantom Blackcock of Kilnaught
Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
And
we
alike
must
shun
regard
From
painter,
player,
sportsman,
bard,
Wasp,
blue-bottle,
or
butterfly,
Insects
that
swim
in
fashion’s
sky.
Line 2
Scott.
Line 3
“At
home?
Line 4
Then
take
these.
Line 5
There’s
a
lot
more.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then take these.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Then take these.”
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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 There’s a lot more.
alike
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At home?
bard
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
blue-bottle
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
butterfly
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
fashion's
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
home
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From this reading “At home?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
Insects
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
lot
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From this reading There’s a lot more.
more
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From this reading There’s a lot more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
painter
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
player
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
regard
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
Scott
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From this reading Scott.
shun
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
sky
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
sportsman
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
swim
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then take these.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
Then
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From this reading Then take these.
There's
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From this reading There’s a lot more.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then take these.
Wasp
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From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we alike must shun regard From painter, player, sportsman, bard, Wasp, blue-bottle, or butterfly, Insects that swim in fashion’s sky.