Chapter IV
Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes. What on earth was that? A small voice piping at him from within close range? But how could that be? Something bumped against him.
Red Pepper Burns
Chapter IV
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Red
Pepper
Burns
opened
his
eyes.
What
on
earth
was
that?
A
small
voice
piping
at
him
from
within
close
range?
But
how
could
that
be?
Something
bumped
against
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Red
Pepper
Burns
opened
his
eyes.
Line 2
What
on
earth
was
that?
Line 3
A
small
voice
piping
at
him
from
within
close
range?
Line 4
But
how
could
that
be?
Line 5
Something
bumped
against
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Something bumped against him.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But how could that be?”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something bumped against him.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “A small voice piping at him from within close range?”
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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 A small voice piping at him from within close range?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Something bumped against him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But how could that be?
bumped
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From this reading Something bumped against him.
Burns
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From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how could that be?
close
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From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But how could that be?
earth
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eyes
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From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Pepper Burns opened his eyes.
how
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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opened
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Pepper
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piping
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range
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Red
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small
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SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something bumped against him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What on earth was that?
voice
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From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What on earth was that?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What on earth was that?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A small voice piping at him from within close range?