Chapter XXV
“And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?” “Our invariable form,” answered Aph-Lin. “What is it amongst your people?” “We inter the body whole within the earth.” “What!
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Chapter XXV
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“And
this,”
said
I,
with
my
mind
full
of
what
I
had
witnessed--“this,
I
presume,
is
your
usual
form
of
burial?”
“Our
invariable
form,”
answered
Aph-Lin.
“What
is
it
amongst
your
people?”
“We
inter
the
body
whole
within
the
earth.”
“What!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
this,”
said
I,
with
my
mind
full
of
what
I
had
witnessed--“this,
I
presume,
is
your
usual
form
of
burial?”
Line 2
“Our
invariable
form,”
answered
Aph-Lin.
Line 3
“What
is
it
amongst
your
people?”
Line 4
“We
inter
the
body
whole
within
the
earth.”
Line 5
“What!
/wʌt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Amongst
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading ““What is it amongst your people?””
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Our invariable form,” answered Aph-Lin.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We inter the body whole within the earth.””
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?””
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ““We inter the body whole within the earth.””
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amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “What is it amongst your people?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Our invariable form,” answered Aph-Lin.
Aph-Lin
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From this reading “Our invariable form,” answered Aph-Lin.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
burial
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
earth
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From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
form
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
full
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
inter
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From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
invariable
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From this reading “Our invariable form,” answered Aph-Lin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it amongst your people?”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our invariable form,” answered Aph-Lin.
people
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From this reading “What is it amongst your people?”
presume
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
said
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
usual
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
whole
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From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “We inter the body whole within the earth.”
witnessed
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From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And this,” said I, with my mind full of what I had witnessed--“this, I presume, is your usual form of burial?”