Chapter IX
"Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd. "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left. "Ay. She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby. Rigby?
The White Horses
Chapter IX
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"Thanks
be,
the
Lady
o’
Lathom
is
safe,"
said
a
grey
old
shepherd.
"A
rare
game-bird,
she,"
assented
the
jolly
yeoman
on
his
left.
"Ay.
She’s
plucked
a
few
fine
feathers
from
Rigby.
Rigby?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Thanks
be,
the
Lady
o’
Lathom
is
safe,"
said
a
grey
old
shepherd.
Line 2
"A
rare
game-bird,
she,"
assented
the
jolly
yeoman
on
his
left.
Line 3
"Ay.
Line 4
She’s
plucked
a
few
fine
feathers
from
Rigby.
Line 5
Rigby?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.”
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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 "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
assented
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From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
feathers
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From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
few
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From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
game-bird
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From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
grey
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
jolly
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From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Lady
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
Lathom
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
o
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
old
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
plucked
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From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
rare
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From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
Rigby
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From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
safe
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
said
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.
She's
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From this reading She’s plucked a few fine feathers from Rigby.
shepherd
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
Thanks
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From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thanks be, the Lady o’ Lathom is safe," said a grey old shepherd.
yeoman
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From this reading "A rare game-bird, she," assented the jolly yeoman on his left.