Chapter XVII
The Clients of Aaron Green. "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?" I said. The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally. There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
Wolfville Nights
Chapter XVII
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The
Clients
of
Aaron
Green.
"And
so
there
were
no
lawyers
in
Wolfville?"
I
said.
The
Old
Cattleman
filled
his
everlasting
pipe,
lighted
it,
and
puffed
experimentally.
There
was
a
handful
of
wordless
moments
devoted
to
pipe.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Clients
of
Aaron
Green.
Line 2
"And
so
there
were
no
lawyers
in
Wolfville?"
Line 3
I
said.
Line 4
The
Old
Cattleman
filled
his
everlasting
pipe,
lighted
it,
and
puffed
experimentally.
Line 5
There
was
a
handful
of
wordless
moments
devoted
to
pipe.
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Pipe
noun
US /pipe/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Aaron
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Cattleman
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Clients
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devoted
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everlasting
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experimentally
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filled
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Green
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handful
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lawyers
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lighted
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moments
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Old
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pipe
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puffed
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said
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Wolfville
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wordless
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