Chapter XXXIX
ON THE PASS. Only one incident more need be told. It is the last point in my story. The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June. It is now the middle of June.
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Chapter XXXIX
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ON
THE
PASS.
Only
one
incident
more
need
be
told.
It
is
the
last
point
in
my
story.
The
intermediate
days
and
months
must
be
passed
over,
and
we
skip
the
interval
to
the
summer
and
June.
It
is
now
the
middle
of
June.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ON
THE
PASS.
Line 2
Only
one
incident
more
need
be
told.
Line 3
It
is
the
last
point
in
my
story.
Line 4
The
intermediate
days
and
months
must
be
passed
over,
and
we
skip
the
interval
to
the
summer
and
June.
Line 5
It
is
now
the
middle
of
June.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the last point in my story.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only one incident more need be told.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Only one incident more need be told.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.”
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “It is the last point in my story.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only one incident more need be told.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
days
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the last point in my story.
incident
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From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
intermediate
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
interval
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the last point in my story.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the last point in my story.
June
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the last point in my story.
middle
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From this reading It is now the middle of June.
months
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
more
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From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is the last point in my story.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
now
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From this reading It is now the middle of June.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is now the middle of June.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE PASS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
Only
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From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
PASS
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From this reading ON THE PASS.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It is the last point in my story.
skip
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
story
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From this reading It is the last point in my story.
summer
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From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE PASS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one incident more need be told.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The intermediate days and months must be passed over, and we skip the interval to the summer and June.