Chapter XII
"'Lucky omen!" said he. "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight. This is a happy place. Come and wet the Eagles." He meant to offer me a drink.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter XII
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"'Lucky
omen!"
said
he.
"Your
Cohort's
the
next
tower
to
us,
but
they're
all
at
the
cock-fight.
This
is
a
happy
place.
Come
and
wet
the
Eagles."
He
meant
to
offer
me
a
drink.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"'Lucky
omen!"
said
he.
Line 2
"Your
Cohort's
the
next
tower
to
us,
but
they're
all
at
the
cock-fight.
Line 3
This
is
a
happy
place.
Line 4
Come
and
wet
the
Eagles."
Line 5
He
meant
to
offer
me
a
drink.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come and wet the Eagles."”
Drink
noun
US /drink/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He meant to offer me a drink.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.”
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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 This is a happy place.
all
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From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and wet the Eagles."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
cock-fight
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From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
Cohort's
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From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come and wet the Eagles."
drink
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From this reading He meant to offer me a drink.
Eagles
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From this reading Come and wet the Eagles."
happy
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From this reading This is a happy place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Lucky omen!" said he.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a happy place.
Lucky
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From this reading "'Lucky omen!" said he.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He meant to offer me a drink.
meant
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From this reading He meant to offer me a drink.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
offer
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From this reading He meant to offer me a drink.
omen
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From this reading "'Lucky omen!" said he.
place
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From this reading This is a happy place.
said
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From this reading "'Lucky omen!" said he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
they're
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From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a happy place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
tower
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From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.
wet
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From this reading Come and wet the Eagles."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your Cohort's the next tower to us, but they're all at the cock-fight.