Chapter VI
[Grasping a branch above his head.] Here is the apple. Room there, I say! And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less! It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
Wilhelm Tell
Chapter VI
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[Grasping
a
branch
above
his
head.]
Here
is
the
apple.
Room
there,
I
say!
And
let
him
take
his
distance--
Just
eighty
paces,--as
the
custom
is,--
Not
an
inch
more
or
less!
It
was
his
boast,
That
at
a
hundred
he
could
hit
his
man.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[Grasping
a
branch
above
his
head.]
Line 2
Here
is
the
apple.
/here ɪz ðə apple/
Line 3
Room
there,
I
say!
Line 4
And
let
him
take
his
distance--
Just
eighty
paces,--as
the
custom
is,--
Not
an
inch
more
or
less!
Line 5
It
was
his
boast,
That
at
a
hundred
he
could
hit
his
man.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “[Grasping a branch above his head.]”
Apple
noun
US /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is the apple.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is the apple.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!”
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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 [Grasping a branch above his head.]
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading [Grasping a branch above his head.]
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the apple.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
boast
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From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
branch
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From this reading [Grasping a branch above his head.]
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
custom
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
distance
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
eighty
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
Grasping
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From this reading [Grasping a branch above his head.]
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
head
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From this reading [Grasping a branch above his head.]
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is the apple.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Grasping a branch above his head.]
hit
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From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
hundred
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From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Room there, I say!
inch
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the apple.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
Just
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
less
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
man
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From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
more
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
paces
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From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
Room
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From this reading Room there, I say!
say
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From this reading Room there, I say!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And let him take his distance-- Just eighty paces,--as the custom is,-- Not an inch more or less!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here is the apple.
there
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From this reading Room there, I say!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his boast, That at a hundred he could hit his man.