Chapter IV
THEN began a babel of tongues. The book was "elegant!" "Charming!" Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen. The "critics were just raving over it."
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THEN
began
a
babel
of
tongues.
The
book
was
"elegant!"
"Charming!"
Everybody
said
it
was
the
best
one
from
that
popular
writer's
pen.
The
"critics
were
just
raving
over
it."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THEN
began
a
babel
of
tongues.
Line 2
The
book
was
"elegant!"
Line 3
"Charming!"
Line 4
Everybody
said
it
was
the
best
one
from
that
popular
writer's
pen.
Line 5
The
"critics
were
just
raving
over
it."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEN began a babel of tongues.”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The "critics were just raving over it."”
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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 THEN began a babel of tongues.
babel
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From this reading THEN began a babel of tongues.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEN began a babel of tongues.
best
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book
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Charming
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critics
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elegant
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From this reading The book was "elegant!"
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.
just
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEN began a babel of tongues.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The "critics were just raving over it."
pen
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popular
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raving
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said
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The book was "elegant!"
THEN
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tongues
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From this reading THEN began a babel of tongues.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book was "elegant!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The "critics were just raving over it."
writer's
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From this reading Everybody said it was the best one from that popular writer's pen.