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Abaft the Funnel
Abaft the Funnel

Chapter VI

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"Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.
"Let's get over to the Club.
I'm feeling a bit shaky."
FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]
A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Abaft the Funnel

Chapter VI

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.
Line 2
"Let's get over to the Club.
Line 3
I'm feeling a bit shaky."
Line 4
FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]
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A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

Learner Dictionary

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

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I'm feeling a bit shaky."”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"Let's get over to the Club.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?”

All words in this reading · 40

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12

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

16

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

17

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From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

1888

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I'm feeling a bit shaky."

all

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From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

bit

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From this reading I'm feeling a bit shaky."

Bower

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CHAPTER

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Club

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From this reading "Let's get over to the Club.

day

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days

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From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

Don't

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From this reading "Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I'm feeling a bit shaky."

Footnote

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

FOOTNOTES

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

get

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From this reading "Let's get over to the Club.

hoarsely

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From this reading "Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.

Hordene

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From this reading "Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

I'm

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From this reading I'm feeling a bit shaky."

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.

Let's

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From this reading "Let's get over to the Club.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

News

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "Let's get over to the Club.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

shaky

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From this reading I'm feeling a bit shaky."

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

SUPPLEMENTARY

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From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Let's get over to the Club.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Let's get over to the Club.

Week's

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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 16: "Week's News," May 12, 1888.]

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER[17] Shall I not one day remember thy Bower-- One day when all days are one day to me?

whispered

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From this reading "Don't know," whispered Hordene hoarsely.