Chapter V
20th October. Yet another. I was walking by the river, after breakfast. And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep. It was noon.
Original Short Stories — Volume 11
Chapter V
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20th
October.
Yet
another.
I
was
walking
by
the
river,
after
breakfast.
And
I
saw,
under
a
willow,
a
fisherman
asleep.
It
was
noon.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
20th
October.
Line 2
Yet
another.
/jet ˈanother/
Line 3
I
was
walking
by
the
river,
after
breakfast.
Line 4
And
I
saw,
under
a
willow,
a
fisherman
asleep.
Line 5
It
was
noon.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I was walking by the river, after breakfast.”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet another.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet another.”
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20th
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From this reading 20th October.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet another.
asleep
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From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
breakfast
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From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
fisherman
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From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was noon.
noon
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From this reading It was noon.
October
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From this reading 20th October.
river
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From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
saw
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From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
walking
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From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was walking by the river, after breakfast.
willow
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From this reading And I saw, under a willow, a fisherman asleep.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet another.