Chapter XXI
INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS. "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along. "You don't begin to plead your innocence." "Maybe I haven't any. What is your name?"
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INTO
THE
WORLD
BEYOND
THE
HILLS.
"You
are
a
wise
man,"
said
the
commanding
officer
as
the
wagon
toiled
along.
"You
don't
begin
to
plead
your
innocence."
"Maybe
I
haven't
any.
What
is
your
name?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
INTO
THE
WORLD
BEYOND
THE
HILLS.
Line 2
"You
are
a
wise
man,"
said
the
commanding
officer
as
the
wagon
toiled
along.
Line 3
"You
don't
begin
to
plead
your
innocence."
Line 4
"Maybe
I
haven't
any.
Line 5
What
is
your
name?"
/wʌt ɪz jɔːr name/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.”
BEYOND
preposition
US /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is your name?"”
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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 "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
any
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From this reading "Maybe I haven't any.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
begin
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From this reading "You don't begin to plead your innocence."
BEYONDprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS.
commanding
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
don't
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From this reading "You don't begin to plead your innocence."
haven't
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From this reading "Maybe I haven't any.
HILLS
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From this reading INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Maybe I haven't any.
innocence
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From this reading "You don't begin to plead your innocence."
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your name?"
man
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
Maybe
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From this reading "Maybe I haven't any.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is your name?"
officer
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
plead
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From this reading "You don't begin to plead your innocence."
said
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't begin to plead your innocence."
toiled
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
wagon
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your name?"
wise
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From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
WORLD
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From this reading INTO THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILLS.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are a wise man," said the commanding officer as the wagon toiled along.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't begin to plead your innocence."