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Plays : Fourth Series
Plays : Fourth Series

Chapter X

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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.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plays : Fourth Series

Chapter X

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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.
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'Ow dyer manage it?
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MRS.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

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?”

All words in this reading · 24

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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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From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?

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

From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?

LEMMY

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From this reading LEMMY.

like

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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

lydy

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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

manage

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From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

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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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

opens

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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

Ow

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From this reading 'Ow dyer manage it?

peaceful

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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

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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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

Wot

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From this reading Wot thing?

ye're

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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.

yer

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From this reading Old lydy, ye're like a winkle afore yer opens 'er--I never see anything so peaceful.