Chapter XV
I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment. “And you never heard of this in all these years?” “Nefer! I asked no questions, I read no pooks. I have no ledders from home.”
Stories in Light and Shadow
Chapter XV
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I
laid
down
the
guide-book
in
breathless
astonishment.
“And
you
never
heard
of
this
in
all
these
years?”
“Nefer!
I
asked
no
questions,
I
read
no
pooks.
I
have
no
ledders
from
home.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
laid
down
the
guide-book
in
breathless
astonishment.
Line 2
“And
you
never
heard
of
this
in
all
these
years?”
Line 3
“Nefer!
Line 4
I
asked
no
questions,
I
read
no
pooks.
Line 5
I
have
no
ledders
from
home.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked no questions, I read no pooks.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no ledders from home.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you never heard of this in all these years?””
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““And you never heard of this in all these years?””
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From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked no questions, I read no pooks.
astonishment
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From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
breathless
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From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
down
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From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have no ledders from home.”
guide-book
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From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no ledders from home.”
heard
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From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
home
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From this reading I have no ledders from home.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
laid
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From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
ledders
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From this reading I have no ledders from home.”
Nefer
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From this reading “Nefer!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I asked no questions, I read no pooks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
pooks
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From this reading I asked no questions, I read no pooks.
questions
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From this reading I asked no questions, I read no pooks.
read
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From this reading I asked no questions, I read no pooks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I laid down the guide-book in breathless astonishment.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
years
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From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you never heard of this in all these years?”