Chapter V
The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody. “Who are you?” says he. “I am Ill-Luck! Let me out! let me out!” “Let you out?” says the Fiddler.
Twilight Land
Chapter V
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The
Fiddler
looked
up
and
down,
but
he
could
see
nobody.
“Who
are
you?”
says
he.
“I
am
Ill-Luck!
Let
me
out!
let
me
out!”
“Let
you
out?”
says
the
Fiddler.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Fiddler
looked
up
and
down,
but
he
could
see
nobody.
Line 2
“Who
are
you?”
says
he.
Line 3
“I
am
Ill-Luck!
Line 4
Let
me
out!
let
me
out!”
Line 5
“Let
you
out?”
says
the
Fiddler.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me out! let me out!””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.”
Nobody
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.”
All words in this reading · 21
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am Ill-Luck!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Who are you?” says he.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
down
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From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
Fiddler
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From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am Ill-Luck!
Ill-Luck
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From this reading “I am Ill-Luck!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me out! let me out!”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me out! let me out!”
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
out
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From this reading Let me out! let me out!”
says
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From this reading “Who are you?” says he.
see
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From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
up
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From this reading The Fiddler looked up and down, but he could see nobody.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who are you?” says he.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who are you?” says he.