Chapter XXV
“Hear! Hear!” said Stanny and Wilfred. “You, too?” But Taswell’s eyes bolted. He pressed his lips together.
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“Hear!
Hear!”
said
Stanny
and
Wilfred.
“You,
too?”
But
Taswell’s
eyes
bolted.
He
pressed
his
lips
together.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Hear!
/hear/
Line 2
Hear!”
said
Stanny
and
Wilfred.
Line 3
“You,
too?”
Line 4
But
Taswell’s
eyes
bolted.
Line 5
He
pressed
his
lips
together.
Learner Dictionary
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Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hear!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hear!” said Stanny and Wilfred.
bolted
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From this reading But Taswell’s eyes bolted.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Taswell’s eyes bolted.
eyes
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From this reading But Taswell’s eyes bolted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pressed his lips together.
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hear!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pressed his lips together.
lips
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From this reading He pressed his lips together.
pressed
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From this reading He pressed his lips together.
said
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From this reading Hear!” said Stanny and Wilfred.
Stanny
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From this reading Hear!” said Stanny and Wilfred.
Taswell's
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together
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too
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From this reading “You, too?”
Wilfred
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From this reading Hear!” said Stanny and Wilfred.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You, too?”