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Young Wallingford
Young Wallingford

Chapter XXV

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IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.
"What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.
"Sciatic rheumatism!" howled the martyr.
"It's gettin' worse every year.
Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Young Wallingford

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.
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"What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.
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"Sciatic rheumatism!" howled the martyr.
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"It's gettin' worse every year.
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Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.”

DOCTOR noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “"It's gettin' worse every year.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

Benson

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

chair

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

COMPANY

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

Doc

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From this reading "What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.

DOCTORnounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "It's gettin' worse every year.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

gettin

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From this reading "It's gettin' worse every year.

go

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From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

goin

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From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

House

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

howled

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From this reading "Sciatic rheumatism!" howled the martyr.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

I'm

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From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

It's

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From this reading "It's gettin' worse every year.

J

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

leg

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

martyr

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From this reading "Sciatic rheumatism!" howled the martyr.

matter

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From this reading "What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.

night

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From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

ORGANIZES

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

PEERLESS

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

profanity

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

profound

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

propped

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

QUAGG

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

rheumatism

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From this reading "Sciatic rheumatism!" howled the martyr.

Rufus

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

SCIATACATA

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

Sciatic

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From this reading "Sciatic rheumatism!" howled the martyr.

state

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

street

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From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

suffer

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From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Every time I go on the street for a night I know I'm goin' to suffer.

up

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

WALLINGFORD

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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

What's

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From this reading "What's the matter, Doc?" asked Wallingford.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD ORGANIZES THE DOCTOR QUAGG PEERLESS SCIATACATA COMPANY At the Benson House J. Rufus found Doctor Quagg with a leg propped up on a chair, and himself in a state of profound profanity.

worse

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From this reading "It's gettin' worse every year.

year

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From this reading "It's gettin' worse every year.