Chapter XXI
Claude looked at his big neighbour. "Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard. Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy. They'll always take an able-bodied man. I'm not coming back here."
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Chapter XXI
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Claude
looked
at
his
big
neighbour.
"Well,
I'm
off
tomorrow,
Leonard.
Don't
mention
it
to
my
folks,
but
if
I
can't
get
into
the
army,
I'm
going
to
enlist
in
the
navy.
They'll
always
take
an
able-bodied
man.
I'm
not
coming
back
here."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Claude
looked
at
his
big
neighbour.
Line 2
"Well,
I'm
off
tomorrow,
Leonard.
Line 3
Don't
mention
it
to
my
folks,
but
if
I
can't
get
into
the
army,
I'm
going
to
enlist
in
the
navy.
Line 4
They'll
always
take
an
able-bodied
man.
Line 5
I'm
not
coming
back
here."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm not coming back here."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Claude looked at his big neighbour.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They'll always take an able-bodied man.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard.”
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able-bodied
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From this reading They'll always take an able-bodied man.
always
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From this reading They'll always take an able-bodied man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They'll always take an able-bodied man.
army
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Claude looked at his big neighbour.
back
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From this reading I'm not coming back here."
big
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From this reading Claude looked at his big neighbour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
can't
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
Claude
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From this reading Claude looked at his big neighbour.
coming
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From this reading I'm not coming back here."
Don't
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
enlist
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
folks
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
get
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
going
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not coming back here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Claude looked at his big neighbour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
I'm
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From this reading "Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
Leonard
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From this reading "Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude looked at his big neighbour.
man
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From this reading They'll always take an able-bodied man.
mention
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
navy
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From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
neighbour
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From this reading Claude looked at his big neighbour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not coming back here."
off
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From this reading "Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They'll always take an able-bodied man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
They'll
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From this reading They'll always take an able-bodied man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't mention it to my folks, but if I can't get into the army, I'm going to enlist in the navy.
tomorrow
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From this reading "Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I'm off tomorrow, Leonard.