Chapter VIII
THE WOMEN OF THE LAND. 'Mr. Le Breton! Mr. Le Breton! Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon. Come up with me to the Clatter.
Philistia
Chapter VIII
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THE
WOMEN
OF
THE
LAND.
'Mr.
Le
Breton!
Mr.
Le
Breton!
Papa
says
Lynmouth
may
go
out
trout-fishing
with
him
this
afternoon.
Come
up
with
me
to
the
Clatter.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
WOMEN
OF
THE
LAND.
Line 2
'Mr.
Le
Breton!
Line 3
Mr.
Le
Breton!
Line 4
Papa
says
Lynmouth
may
go
out
trout-fishing
with
him
this
afternoon.
Line 5
Come
up
with
me
to
the
Clatter.
Learner Dictionary
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Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come up with me to the Clatter.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.”
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
Breton
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From this reading 'Mr. Le Breton!
Clatter
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From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.
go
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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
LAND
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From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
Le
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From this reading 'Mr. Le Breton!
Lynmouth
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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.
Mr
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From this reading 'Mr. Le Breton!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
out
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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
Papa
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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
says
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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.
trout-fishing
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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
up
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From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
WOMEN
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From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.