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Paul Clifford — Complete
Paul Clifford — Complete

Chapter XIV

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Servant.
Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.
Punch.
Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.
Servant.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Paul Clifford — Complete

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Servant.
Line 2
Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.
Line 3
Punch.
Line 4
Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.
Line 5
Servant.
All words in this reading · 20

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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 Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

away

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

bell

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

call

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From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

dat

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

Get

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

nasty

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

organ

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From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

patting

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From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

Punch

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From this reading Punch.

say

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

Servant

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From this reading Servant.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.

wid

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From this reading Get away, I say, wid dat nasty bell.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you call this a bell? (patting it.) It is an organ.