Chapter XXVI
CUSTOS ROTULORUM. As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him. "Hodge!" "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument. "You--in a collective sense."
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CUSTOS
ROTULORUM.
As
the
labourer
crossed
the
stile,
the
stranger
accosted
him.
"Hodge!"
"Who
be
Hodge?"
quoth
the
labourer
uncivilly,
but
disposed
for
conversation
and
argument.
"You--in
a
collective
sense."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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CUSTOS
ROTULORUM.
Line 2
As
the
labourer
crossed
the
stile,
the
stranger
accosted
him.
Line 3
"Hodge!"
Line 4
"Who
be
Hodge?"
quoth
the
labourer
uncivilly,
but
disposed
for
conversation
and
argument.
Line 5
"You--in
a
collective
sense."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Argument
noun
US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “"Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.”
Disposed
noun
US /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.”
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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 "You--in a collective sense."
accosted
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From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
collective
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From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
conversation
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From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
crossed
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From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
CUSTOS
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From this reading CUSTOS ROTULORUM.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
Hodge
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From this reading "Hodge!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
labourer
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From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
quoth
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From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
ROTULORUM
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From this reading CUSTOS ROTULORUM.
sense
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From this reading "You--in a collective sense."
stile
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From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
stranger
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From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the labourer crossed the stile, the stranger accosted him.
uncivilly
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From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who be Hodge?" quoth the labourer uncivilly, but disposed for conversation and argument.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--in a collective sense."