Chapter XVII
Bread Cast on Water
Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived. _Question._ Where are we? _Answer._ In the North. _Q._ Do we find the North interesting? _Ans._ We do not.
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Prison
X
had
a
catechism
which
it
taught
all
the
newly
arrived.
_Question._
Where
are
we?
_Answer._
In
the
North.
_Q._
Do
we
find
the
North
interesting?
_Ans._
We
do
not.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Prison
X
had
a
catechism
which
it
taught
all
the
newly
arrived.
Line 2
_Question._
Where
are
we?
/ˈquestion wer ɑːr wiː/
Line 3
_Answer._
In
the
North.
Line 4
_Q._
Do
we
find
the
North
interesting?
Line 5
_Ans._
We
do
not.
Learner Dictionary
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Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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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 Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
all
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
Ans
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From this reading _Ans._ We do not.
Answer
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From this reading _Answer._ In the North.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
arrived
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
catechism
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
find
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From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Answer._ In the North.
interesting
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From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
newly
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
North
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From this reading _Answer._ In the North.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ans._ We do not.
Prison
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
Q
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From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
QuestionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
taught
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
X
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From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.