Chapter XXVIII
MR. BENYON BOWLS. The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field. Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher. Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
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MR.
BENYON
BOWLS.
The
match
was
to
be
played
on
Mr.
Stubbs's
field.
Mr.
Stubbs
was
a
local
butcher.
Mr.
Sapsworth
had
kindly
promised
to
come
and
escort
me
to
the
scene
of
action.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
Line 2
BENYON
BOWLS.
Line 3
The
match
was
to
be
played
on
Mr.
Stubbs's
field.
Line 4
Mr.
Stubbs
was
a
local
butcher.
Line 5
Mr.
Sapsworth
had
kindly
promised
to
come
and
escort
me
to
the
scene
of
action.
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.”
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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 Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.
action
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From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
BENYON
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From this reading BENYON BOWLS.
BOWLS
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From this reading BENYON BOWLS.
butcher
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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escort
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field
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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kindly
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local
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match
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
MR
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
played
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promised
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Sapsworth
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scene
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From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
Stubbs
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Stubbs's
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.