Chapter VI
'Poor Polly! Did he?' said Una. 'Nay. She was the ship's bird. She could call all the rowers by name...
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter VI
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'Poor
Polly!
Did
he?'
said
Una.
'Nay.
She
was
the
ship's
bird.
She
could
call
all
the
rowers
by
name...
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Poor
Polly!
Line 2
Did
he?'
said
Una.
Line 3
'Nay.
/neɪ/
Line 4
She
was
the
ship's
bird.
Line 5
She
could
call
all
the
rowers
by
name...
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could call all the rowers by name...”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could call all the rowers by name...”
Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “'Nay.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Poor Polly!”
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all
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From this reading She could call all the rowers by name...
bird
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From this reading She was the ship's bird.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She could call all the rowers by name...
call
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From this reading She could call all the rowers by name...
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could call all the rowers by name...
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he?' said Una.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he?' said Una.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could call all the rowers by name...
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading 'Nay.
Polly
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From this reading 'Poor Polly!
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Poor Polly!
rowers
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From this reading She could call all the rowers by name...
said
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From this reading Did he?' said Una.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the ship's bird.
ship's
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From this reading She was the ship's bird.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was the ship's bird.
Una
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From this reading Did he?' said Una.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was the ship's bird.