Chapter VII
“Come, grandfather!” He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it. “Come! Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.” “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
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Chapter VII
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“Come,
grandfather!”
He
tried
to
push
the
mug
across
the
table
and
upset
it.
“Come!
Let
us
finish
what’s
in
that
tiny
bottle
of
yours.”
“No,”
said
Peyrol,
drawing
the
demijohn
to
his
side
of
the
table
and
putting
the
cork
in.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Come,
grandfather!”
Line 2
He
tried
to
push
the
mug
across
the
table
and
upset
it.
Line 3
“Come!
/come/
Line 4
Let
us
finish
what’s
in
that
tiny
bottle
of
yours.”
Line 5
“No,”
said
Peyrol,
drawing
the
demijohn
to
his
side
of
the
table
and
putting
the
cork
in.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, grandfather!””
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.””
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.””
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
bottle
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From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, grandfather!”
cork
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
demijohn
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
drawing
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
finish
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From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
grandfather
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From this reading “Come, grandfather!”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
mug
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From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
Peyrol
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
push
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From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
putting
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
said
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
side
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From this reading “No,” said Peyrol, drawing the demijohn to his side of the table and putting the cork in.
table
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From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
tiny
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From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
tried
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From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
upset
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From this reading He tried to push the mug across the table and upset it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
what's
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From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Let us finish what’s in that tiny bottle of yours.”