Chapter XI
“How are you, sir? Beastly weather!” “That was the advantage we had in prison. Weather never troubled us. ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
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Chapter XI
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“How
are
you,
sir?
Beastly
weather!”
“That
was
the
advantage
we
had
in
prison.
Weather
never
troubled
us.
‘Peace
and
Goodwill’
in
holly-berries!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“How
are
you,
sir?
Line 2
Beastly
weather!”
Line 3
“That
was
the
advantage
we
had
in
prison.
Line 4
Weather
never
troubled
us.
Line 5
‘Peace
and
Goodwill’
in
holly-berries!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Weather never troubled us.”
All words in this reading · 21
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advantage
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From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are you, sir?
Beastly
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From this reading Beastly weather!”
Goodwill
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From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
holly-berries
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From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
How
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From this reading “How are you, sir?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weather never troubled us.
Peace
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From this reading ‘Peace and Goodwill’ in holly-berries!
prison
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From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
sir
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From this reading “How are you, sir?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
troubled
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From this reading Weather never troubled us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Weather never troubled us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That was the advantage we had in prison.
weather
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From this reading Beastly weather!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you, sir?