Chapter VIII
“Is there? You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master? ’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.” “Nonsense. All that reddlemen do is sell reddle.
The Return of the Native
Chapter VIII
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“Is
there?
You
won’t
carry
me
off
in
your
bags,
will
ye,
master?
’Tis
said
that
the
reddleman
will
sometimes.”
“Nonsense.
All
that
reddlemen
do
is
sell
reddle.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Is
there?
Line 2
You
won’t
carry
me
off
in
your
bags,
will
ye,
master?
Line 3
’Tis
said
that
the
reddleman
will
sometimes.”
Line 4
“Nonsense.
Line 5
All
that
reddlemen
do
is
sell
reddle.
Learner Dictionary
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Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.””
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All
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From this reading All that reddlemen do is sell reddle.
bags
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From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
carry
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From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that reddlemen do is sell reddle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there?
master
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From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
Nonsense
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From this reading “Nonsense.
off
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From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
reddle
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From this reading All that reddlemen do is sell reddle.
reddleman
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reddlemen
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From this reading All that reddlemen do is sell reddle.
said
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From this reading ’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.”
sell
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From this reading All that reddlemen do is sell reddle.
sometimes
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From this reading ’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.”
there
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From this reading “Is there?
Tis
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From this reading ’Tis said that the reddleman will sometimes.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
won't
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From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won’t carry me off in your bags, will ye, master?