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Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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=THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!
"Don't forget to ask for what you want!"
The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.
"Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.
"Nobody but you may hear it."
How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/1 · 6 reading units · Lines 1–6

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=THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!
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"Don't forget to ask for what you want!"
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The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.
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"Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.
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"Nobody but you may hear it."
/ˈnoʊbɑːdiː bʌt juː meɪ hiːr ɪt/
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How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

bother verb US /ˈbɑːðər/

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

From this reading “How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._”

dragon noun US /ˈdræɡən/

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading “How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._”

fares noun US /ferz/

plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do

From this reading “How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._”

guardians noun US /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/

plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.”

password noun US /ˈpæswɜːrd/

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

From this reading “"Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.”

quest noun US /kwest/

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading “How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._”

Tristram noun US /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

From this reading “How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._”

vanquished verb US /ˈvæŋkwɪʃt/

past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading “The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “=THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!”

bother about verb + particle

In this reading “How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._”

AT THE CASTLE preposition + article + noun counted as “at … castle”

In this reading “=THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!”

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189

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

195

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

ARRIVALnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Nobody but you may hear it."

CASTLEnounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

faresnounUS /ferz/

plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/

plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "Nobody but you may hear it."

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Nobody but you may hear it."

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Nobody but you may hear it."

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading "Nobody but you may hear it."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

passwordnounUS /ˈpæswɜːrd/

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

questnounUS /kwest/

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

SAIDadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

From this reading How Sir Tristram and the dragon fought, but it was not anything to bother about. George fares on his quest alone._

utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

vanquishedverbUS /ˈvæŋkwɪʃt/

past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

WEATHERCOCKnoun

weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The terrible guardians of the gate and how they were utterly vanquished.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Don't forget the password!"_ =WHAT THE WEATHERCOCK SAID= 195 _How George learned the password which was a magic charm.

Whizzverb

make a soft swishing sound

From this reading =THE ARRIVAL AT THE CASTLE= 189 _The castle on the glass hill._ 'Whizz' _once more!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don't forget to ask for what you want!"

Chapter 9 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 9 holds 6 sentences of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures

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Dream-music
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George
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Cross
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Wonderful
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