Chapter X
LEMMY. Wot thing? Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful. 'Ow dyer manage it? MRS.
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LEMMY.
Wot
thing?
Old
lydy,
ye're
like
a
winkle
afore
yer
opens
'er--I
never
see
anything
so
peaceful.
'Ow
dyer
manage
it?
MRS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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LEMMY.
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Wot
thing?
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Old
lydy,
ye're
like
a
winkle
afore
yer
opens
'er--I
never
see
anything
so
peaceful.
Line 4
'Ow
dyer
manage
it?
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MRS.
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wot thing?”
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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 Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
afore
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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
dyer
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er
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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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LEMMY
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like
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lydy
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manage
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MRS
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
Old
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opens
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Ow
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peaceful
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see
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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wot thing?
winkle
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Wot
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ye're
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yer
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