Chapter XXIV
Butler. What are these, sir? Yeoman. And of what nature, to what use? Latroc.
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Chapter XXIV
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Butler.
What
are
these,
sir?
Yeoman.
And
of
what
nature,
to
what
use?
Latroc.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Butler.
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What
are
these,
sir?
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Yeoman.
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And
of
what
nature,
to
what
use?
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Latroc.
Learner Dictionary
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These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What are these, sir?”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And of what nature, to what use?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are these, sir?
Butler
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From this reading Butler.
Latroc
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nature
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And of what nature, to what use?
sir
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What are these, sir?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And of what nature, to what use?
use
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are these, sir?
Yeoman
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From this reading Yeoman.