Chapter XI
MERE BRUTE . OR JUST PLAIN MAN? Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
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Chapter XI
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MERE
BRUTE .
OR
JUST
PLAIN
MAN?
Ygerne,
sitting
very
still,
watched
Drennen
until
he
had
passed
around
a
bend
in
the
river
and
was
lost
to
her
sight
behind
a
clump
of
willows.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MERE
BRUTE .
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OR
JUST
PLAIN
MAN?
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Ygerne,
sitting
very
still,
watched
Drennen
until
he
had
passed
around
a
bend
in
the
river
and
was
lost
to
her
sight
behind
a
clump
of
willows.
Learner Dictionary
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Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.”
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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 Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
bend
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
BRUTE
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From this reading MERE BRUTE .
clump
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
Drennen
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
JUST
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From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
lost
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
MAN
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From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
MERE
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From this reading MERE BRUTE .
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
PLAIN
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From this reading OR JUST PLAIN MAN?
river
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
sight
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
sitting
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
very
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
watched
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
willows
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.
Ygerne
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From this reading Ygerne, sitting very still, watched Drennen until he had passed around a bend in the river and was lost to her sight behind a clump of willows.