Chapter XIII
"Where is the place?" "Here on my right gill." Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp. There was no wound of any sort there. I told him so.
A Book of Ghosts
Chapter XIII
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"Where
is
the
place?"
"Here
on
my
right
gill."
Jameson
turned
his
head
to
the
left,
and
I
raised
the
lamp.
There
was
no
wound
of
any
sort
there.
I
told
him
so.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Where
is
the
place?"
Line 2
"Here
on
my
right
gill."
Line 3
Jameson
turned
his
head
to
the
left,
and
I
raised
the
lamp.
Line 4
There
was
no
wound
of
any
sort
there.
Line 5
I
told
him
so.
/aɪ told hɪm soʊ/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here on my right gill."”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here on my right gill."”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him so.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
any
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From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.
gill
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From this reading "Here on my right gill."
head
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From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here on my right gill."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is the place?"
Jameson
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From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
lamp
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From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here on my right gill."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Here on my right gill."
place
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From this reading "Where is the place?"
raised
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From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here on my right gill."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I told him so.
sort
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From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where is the place?"
There
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From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him so.
turned
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From this reading Jameson turned his head to the left, and I raised the lamp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is the place?"
wound
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From this reading There was no wound of any sort there.