Chapter XV
“Oh! The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.” “How did you get it?” said the first beggar. “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar. “A dead branch!!”
Twilight Land
Chapter XV
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“Oh!
The
wind
blew
it
off
into
the
water,
but
I
got
it
again.”
“How
did
you
get
it?”
said
the
first
beggar.
“I
just
broke
a
dead
branch
off
of
the
willow-tree
and
drew
my
hat
ashore,”
said
the
second
beggar.
“A
dead
branch!!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh!
Line 2
The
wind
blew
it
off
into
the
water,
but
I
got
it
again.”
Line 3
“How
did
you
get
it?”
said
the
first
beggar.
Line 4
“I
just
broke
a
dead
branch
off
of
the
willow-tree
and
drew
my
hat
ashore,”
said
the
second
beggar.
Line 5
“A
dead
branch!!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.””
Beggar
noun
US /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading ““How did you get it?” said the first beggar.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How did you get it?” said the first beggar.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.”
Wind
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.””
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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 “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
ashore
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.
blew
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From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
branch
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
broke
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.
get
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From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.
got
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From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
hat
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
How
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From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
just
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
off
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From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!
said
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From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.
second
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
water
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From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
willow-tree
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From this reading “I just broke a dead branch off of the willow-tree and drew my hat ashore,” said the second beggar.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind blew it off into the water, but I got it again.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you get it?” said the first beggar.