Chapter XXI
Dream. Let me but see her, dear Leontins. Humorous Lieutenant. Hempskirke. It was the fellow, sure.
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Chapter XXI
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Dream.
Let
me
but
see
her,
dear
Leontins.
Humorous
Lieutenant.
Hempskirke.
It
was
the
fellow,
sure.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Dream.
/driːm/
Line 2
Let
me
but
see
her,
dear
Leontins.
Line 3
Humorous
Lieutenant.
Line 4
Hempskirke.
Line 5
It
was
the
fellow,
sure.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Dream.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me but see her, dear Leontins.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the fellow, sure.”
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
dear
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From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Dream.
fellow
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From this reading It was the fellow, sure.
Hempskirke
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From this reading Hempskirke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
Humorous
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From this reading Humorous Lieutenant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the fellow, sure.
Leontins
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From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Humorous Lieutenant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
see
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From this reading Let me but see her, dear Leontins.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the fellow, sure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the fellow, sure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the fellow, sure.