Chapter IV
Gee! White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks. You perceived your defenses giving way. Stand firm, John; stand firm. You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
When You Were a Boy
Chapter IV
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Gee!
White
rabbits
were
a
serious
menace
to
your
outworks.
You
perceived
your
defenses
giving
way.
Stand
firm,
John;
stand
firm.
You
have
resolved,
you
know;
don’t
be
lured
by
tardy
bribes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Gee!
Line 2
White
rabbits
were
a
serious
menace
to
your
outworks.
Line 3
You
perceived
your
defenses
giving
way.
Line 4
Stand
firm,
John;
stand
firm.
Line 5
You
have
resolved,
you
know;
don’t
be
lured
by
tardy
bribes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stand firm, John; stand firm.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stand firm, John; stand firm.”
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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 White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
bribes
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From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
defenses
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From this reading You perceived your defenses giving way.
don't
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From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
firm
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From this reading Stand firm, John; stand firm.
Gee
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giving
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From this reading You perceived your defenses giving way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
John
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From this reading Stand firm, John; stand firm.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
lured
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From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
menace
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From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
outworks
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From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
perceived
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From this reading You perceived your defenses giving way.
rabbits
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From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
resolved
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From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
serious
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From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
Stand
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From this reading Stand firm, John; stand firm.
tardy
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From this reading You have resolved, you know; don’t be lured by tardy bribes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
way
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From this reading You perceived your defenses giving way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
White
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From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You perceived your defenses giving way.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading White rabbits were a serious menace to your outworks.