Chapter X
IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS. “Well, Ygène?” “Well, master, all is ready. The laying of the pipes is finished.” “At last!
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IN
WHICH
DOCTOR
OX
AND
YGÈNE,
HIS
ASSISTANT,
SAY
A
FEW
WORDS.
“Well,
Ygène?”
“Well,
master,
all
is
ready.
The
laying
of
the
pipes
is
finished.”
“At
last!
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Chapter X
Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
IN
WHICH
DOCTOR
OX
AND
YGÈNE,
HIS
ASSISTANT,
SAY
A
FEW
WORDS.
Line 2
“Well,
Ygène?”
Line 3
“Well,
master,
all
is
ready.
Line 4
The
laying
of
the
pipes
is
finished.”
Line 5
“At
last!
/æt last/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
DOCTOR
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““At last!”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Ygène?””
All words in this reading · 24
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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 DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
all
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From this reading “Well, master, all is ready.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
ASSISTANT
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From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At last!
DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
FEW
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From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
finished
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From this reading The laying of the pipes is finished.”
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, master, all is ready.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last!
laying
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From this reading The laying of the pipes is finished.”
master
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From this reading “Well, master, all is ready.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laying of the pipes is finished.”
OX
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From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
pipes
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From this reading The laying of the pipes is finished.”
ready
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From this reading “Well, master, all is ready.
SAY
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From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laying of the pipes is finished.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, Ygène?”
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
WORDS
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From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.
YGÈNE
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From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR OX AND YGÈNE, HIS ASSISTANT, SAY A FEW WORDS.