Chapter V
VERA—I’m not so certain. THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it. VERA—There’s more than one hears. THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say. THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
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Chapter V
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VERA—I’m
not
so
certain.
THE
DOVE—Yet
you
have
heard
it.
VERA—There’s
more
than
one
hears.
THE
DOVE—I
was
born
on
a
farm——
VERA—So
you
say.
THE
DOVE—I
became
very
fond
of
moles—it’s
so
daring
of
them
to
be
in
the
darkness
underground.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
VERA—I’m
not
so
certain.
Line 2
THE
DOVE—Yet
you
have
heard
it.
Line 3
VERA—There’s
more
than
one
hears.
Line 4
THE
DOVE—I
was
born
on
a
farm——
VERA—So
you
say.
Line 5
THE
DOVE—I
became
very
fond
of
moles—it’s
so
daring
of
them
to
be
in
the
darkness
underground.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “VERA—There’s more than one hears.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.”
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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 THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
became
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
certain
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From this reading VERA—I’m not so certain.
daring
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
darkness
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
DOVE
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From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.
farm
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From this reading THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
fond
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.
heard
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From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.
hears
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From this reading VERA—There’s more than one hears.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
I'm
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From this reading VERA—I’m not so certain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.
it's
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
moles
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
more
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From this reading VERA—There’s more than one hears.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading VERA—I’m not so certain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading VERA—There’s more than one hears.
say
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From this reading THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading VERA—I’m not so certain.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading VERA—There’s more than one hears.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
There's
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From this reading VERA—There’s more than one hears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
underground
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
VERA
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From this reading VERA—I’m not so certain.
very
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From this reading THE DOVE—I became very fond of moles—it’s so daring of them to be in the darkness underground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DOVE—I was born on a farm—— VERA—So you say.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DOVE—Yet you have heard it.