Chapter II
SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by. Time--After the Revolution_. [_Enter_ CITIZEN (_late_ JUSTICE) NUPKINS. _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.] _C. N_.
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Chapter II
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SCENE.--_The
Fields
near
a
Country
Village;
a
Copse
close
by.
Time--After
the
Revolution_.
[_Enter_
CITIZEN
(_late_
JUSTICE)
NUPKINS.
_He
looks
cautiously
about
to
right
and
left,
then
sits
down
on
the
ground_.]
_C.
N_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SCENE.--_The
Fields
near
a
Country
Village;
a
Copse
close
by.
Line 2
Time--After
the
Revolution_.
Line 3
[_Enter_
CITIZEN
(_late_
JUSTICE)
NUPKINS.
Line 4
_He
looks
cautiously
about
to
right
and
left,
then
sits
down
on
the
ground_.]
Line 5
_C.
N_.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “_He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Time--After the Revolution_.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time--After the Revolution_.”
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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 SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Time--After the Revolution_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.
C
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From this reading _C. N_.
cautiously
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CITIZEN
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From this reading [_Enter_ CITIZEN (_late_ JUSTICE) NUPKINS.
close
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Copse
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Country
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down
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Enter
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From this reading [_Enter_ CITIZEN (_late_ JUSTICE) NUPKINS.
Fields
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From this reading SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.
ground
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From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
JUSTICE
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From this reading [_Enter_ CITIZEN (_late_ JUSTICE) NUPKINS.
late
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From this reading [_Enter_ CITIZEN (_late_ JUSTICE) NUPKINS.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
looks
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From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
N
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From this reading _C. N_.
near
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From this reading SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.
NUPKINS
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From this reading [_Enter_ CITIZEN (_late_ JUSTICE) NUPKINS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
Revolution
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From this reading Time--After the Revolution_.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.
sits
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From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.
then
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From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time--After the Revolution_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _He looks cautiously about to right and left, then sits down on the ground_.]
Village
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From this reading SCENE.--_The Fields near a Country Village; a Copse close by.