Chapter V
Melian went off into a rippling peal. "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward. They live on roofs, and towers." "Do they? Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
The Heath Hover Mystery
Chapter V
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Melian
went
off
into
a
rippling
peal.
"Gargoyles
don't
live
in
vaults,
Uncle
Seward.
They
live
on
roofs,
and
towers."
"Do
they?
Well,
wherever
they
live,
God's
good
open
English
country
is
going
to
be
the
thing
for
you
to-day,
anyhow."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Melian
went
off
into
a
rippling
peal.
Line 2
"Gargoyles
don't
live
in
vaults,
Uncle
Seward.
Line 3
They
live
on
roofs,
and
towers."
Line 4
"Do
they?
/duː ðeɪ/
Line 5
Well,
wherever
they
live,
God's
good
open
English
country
is
going
to
be
the
thing
for
you
to-day,
anyhow."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."”
Peal
noun
US /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading “Melian went off into a rippling peal.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Melian went off into a rippling peal.”
Wherever
conjunction
US /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."”
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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 Melian went off into a rippling peal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They live on roofs, and towers."
anyhow
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
country
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do they?
don't
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From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
English
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
Gargoyles
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From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
God's
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
going
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Melian went off into a rippling peal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
live
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From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
Melian
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From this reading Melian went off into a rippling peal.
off
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From this reading Melian went off into a rippling peal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They live on roofs, and towers."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading Melian went off into a rippling peal.
rippling
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From this reading Melian went off into a rippling peal.
roofs
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From this reading They live on roofs, and towers."
Seward
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From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They live on roofs, and towers."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
to-day
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
towers
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From this reading They live on roofs, and towers."
Uncle
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From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
vaults
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From this reading "Gargoyles don't live in vaults, Uncle Seward.
Well
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From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melian went off into a rippling peal.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, wherever they live, God's good open English country is going to be the thing for you to-day, anyhow."