Chapter VIII
Whither?
Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer. 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
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Chapter VIII · Whither?
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Some
three
months
slipped
away--right
dreary
months
for
Lancelot,
for
the
Lavingtons
went
to
Baden-Baden
for
the
summer.
'The
waters
were
necessary
for
their
health.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Some
three
months
slipped
away--right
dreary
months
for
Lancelot,
for
the
Lavingtons
went
to
Baden-Baden
for
the
summer.
Line 2
'The
waters
were
necessary
for
their
health.'
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.”
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away
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
Baden-Baden
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
dreary
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
health
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From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
Lancelot
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
Lavingtons
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
months
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
necessary
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From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
slipped
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
Some
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
summer
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
three
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From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
waters
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From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some three months slipped away--right dreary months for Lancelot, for the Lavingtons went to Baden-Baden for the summer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'The waters were necessary for their health.'