Chapter II
STRANGWAY. The beasts are. JIM. There's plenty folk ain't 'alf as Christian as 'er be. STRANGWAY.
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Chapter II
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STRANGWAY.
The
beasts
are.
JIM.
There's
plenty
folk
ain't
'alf
as
Christian
as
'er
be.
STRANGWAY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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STRANGWAY.
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The
beasts
are.
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JIM.
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There's
plenty
folk
ain't
'alf
as
Christian
as
'er
be.
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STRANGWAY.
Learner Dictionary
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Christian
noun
US /ˈchristian/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There's plenty folk ain't 'alf as Christian as 'er be.”
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ain't
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alf
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beasts are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's plenty folk ain't 'alf as Christian as 'er be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beasts
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Christian
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er
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folk
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JIM
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plenty
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STRANGWAY
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There's
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