Chapter VIII
In two days he had absorbed the Canterbury atmosphere. He was in it. In it as I wasn't and couldn't be. And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns. The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.
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Chapter VIII
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In
two
days
he
had
absorbed
the
Canterbury
atmosphere.
He
was
in
it.
In
it
as
I
wasn't
and
couldn't
be.
And
the
next
day
Canon
and
Mrs.
Thesiger
took
him
in
hand
by
turns.
The
Canon
showed
him
the
town
all
over
again
all
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
In
two
days
he
had
absorbed
the
Canterbury
atmosphere.
Line 2
He
was
in
it.
/hiː wɑːz ɪn ɪt/
Line 3
In
it
as
I
wasn't
and
couldn't
be.
Line 4
And
the
next
day
Canon
and
Mrs.
Thesiger
took
him
in
hand
by
turns.
Line 5
The
Canon
showed
him
the
town
all
over
again
all
morning.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.”
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absorbed
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.
all
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From this reading The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In it as I wasn't and couldn't be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In it as I wasn't and couldn't be.
atmosphere
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From this reading In two days he had absorbed the Canterbury atmosphere.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In it as I wasn't and couldn't be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.
Canon
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Canterbury
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couldn't
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day
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days
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In two days he had absorbed the Canterbury atmosphere.
hand
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In two days he had absorbed the Canterbury atmosphere.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In it as I wasn't and couldn't be.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In two days he had absorbed the Canterbury atmosphere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was in it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.
Mrs
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.
showed
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From this reading The Canon showed him the town all over again all morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In two days he had absorbed the Canterbury atmosphere.
Thesiger
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tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next day Canon and Mrs. Thesiger took him in hand by turns.
town
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turns
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two
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in it.
wasn't
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From this reading In it as I wasn't and couldn't be.