Chapter XI
"Beamish's? No!" exclaimed Riddell. "Why?" "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was." "Not a good one.
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Chapter XI
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"Beamish's?
No!"
exclaimed
Riddell.
"Why?"
"Oh,"
said
Telson,
"I
only
wanted
to
know
what
sort
of
place
it
was."
"Not
a
good
one.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Beamish's?
Line 2
No!"
exclaimed
Riddell.
Line 3
"Why?"
Line 4
"Oh,"
said
Telson,
"I
only
wanted
to
know
what
sort
of
place
it
was."
Line 5
"Not
a
good
one.
/nɑːt ə good wʌn/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not a good one.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Not a good one.”
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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 "Not a good one.
Beamish's
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From this reading "Beamish's?
exclaimed
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From this reading No!" exclaimed Riddell.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not a good one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!" exclaimed Riddell.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a good one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Not a good one.
only
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
place
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
Riddell
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From this reading No!" exclaimed Riddell.
said
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
sort
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
Telson
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
wanted
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From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh," said Telson, "I only wanted to know what sort of place it was."
Why
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From this reading "Why?"