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Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2.
Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2.

Chapter VIII

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THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
"Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2.

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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"Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.
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Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.

afterwards

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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

Brackenbury

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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

DESTINY

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

down

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

em

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felt

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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

guess

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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

hillside

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

how

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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

Jo

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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.

Knocked

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leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

LongnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

nearly

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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

pal

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

Phil's

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

phrases

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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

reproduce

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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

said

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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.

STRINGS

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

talking

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

wandering

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From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE STRINGS OF DESTINY When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.