Chapter VII
Arthur Townshend nodded. "'To know all,'" he quoted. "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand." "And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?" Elizabeth asked him presently.
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Chapter VII
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Arthur
Townshend
nodded.
"'To
know
all,'"
he
quoted.
"It
seems
a
pity
that
there
aren't
always
interpreters
at
hand."
"And
what
do
you
think
of
the
Scots
Kirk?"
Elizabeth
asked
him
presently.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Arthur
Townshend
nodded.
Line 2
"'To
know
all,'"
he
quoted.
Line 3
"It
seems
a
pity
that
there
aren't
always
interpreters
at
hand."
Line 4
"And
what
do
you
think
of
the
Scots
Kirk?"
Line 5
Elizabeth
asked
him
presently.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elizabeth asked him presently.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'To know all,'" he quoted.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur Townshend nodded.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?"”
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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 "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
all
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From this reading "'To know all,'" he quoted.
always
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From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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aren't
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Arthur
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From this reading Arthur Townshend nodded.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth asked him presently.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth asked him presently.
hand
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From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'To know all,'" he quoted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elizabeth asked him presently.
interpreters
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From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
Kirk
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'To know all,'" he quoted.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur Townshend nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?"
pity
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From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
presently
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From this reading Elizabeth asked him presently.
quoted
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From this reading "'To know all,'" he quoted.
Scots
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seems
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From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?"
there
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From this reading "It seems a pity that there aren't always interpreters at hand."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'To know all,'" he quoted.
Townshend
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From this reading Arthur Townshend nodded.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And what do you think of the Scots Kirk?"