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The Seaboard Parish, Complete
The Seaboard Parish, Complete

Chapter VI

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THE NEW BABY.
I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
“Harry, Harry!
Mamma has got a new baby.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Seaboard Parish, Complete

Chapter VI

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE NEW BABY.
Line 2
I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
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Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
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“Harry, Harry!
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Mamma has got a new baby.

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 “Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Mamma has got a new baby.”

All words in this reading · 34

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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 Mamma has got a new baby.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

astonishment

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

attempt

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

BABY

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From this reading THE NEW BABY.

brother

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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

Charlie

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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

child

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

describe

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

got

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From this reading Mamma has got a new baby.

Harry

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From this reading “Harry, Harry!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mamma has got a new baby.

heard

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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

household

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

Mamma

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From this reading Mamma has got a new baby.

members

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

NEW

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From this reading THE NEW BABY.

news

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

shouting

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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

spread

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

stable-yard

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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

succession

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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE NEW BABY.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.