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Modern Broods

Chapter XXI

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“Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
Follow and do me service.”
—“THE TEMPEST.”
“IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
“She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Modern Broods

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.
Line 2
Follow and do me service.”
Line 3
—“THE TEMPEST.”
Line 4
“IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.
Line 5
“She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.”

Shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading ““Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading ““Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.”

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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 “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

Agatha

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

air

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From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Follow and do me service.”

arithmetic

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

bicycle

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

Christmas

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

day

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Follow and do me service.”

doing

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

Dolores

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

fact

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

Follow

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From this reading Follow and do me service.”

freedom

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From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

frosty

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

garden

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

giving

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

holiday

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

jumping

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

Magdalen

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Follow and do me service.”

Mohun

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

off

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

saw

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

scientific

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

service

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Follow and do me service.”

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

TEMPEST

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From this reading —“THE TEMPEST.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

Thekla

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From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Thou shalt have the air Of freedom.

vacation

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From this reading “IS Agatha in?” asked Dolores Mohun, jumping off her bicycle as she saw Magdalen, on a frosty day the next Christmas vacation, in her garden.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “She is doing scientific arithmetic with Thekla; giving me a holiday, in fact!