Chapter IV
“But how are these things known?” the dark girl persisted. “There is nothing in the British Museum.” “You forget,” said Mr. Preemby. “H’rrmp, the Freemasons. There are Inner Groups--traditions.
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Chapter IV
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“But
how
are
these
things
known?”
the
dark
girl
persisted.
“There
is
nothing
in
the
British
Museum.”
“You
forget,”
said
Mr.
Preemby.
“H’rrmp,
the
Freemasons.
There
are
Inner
Groups--traditions.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“But
how
are
these
things
known?”
the
dark
girl
persisted.
Line 2
“There
is
nothing
in
the
British
Museum.”
Line 3
“You
forget,”
said
Mr.
Preemby.
Line 4
“H’rrmp,
the
Freemasons.
Line 5
There
are
Inner
Groups--traditions.
Learner Dictionary
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Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““There is nothing in the British Museum.””
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““But how are these things known?” the dark girl persisted.”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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British
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From this reading “There is nothing in the British Museum.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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dark
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forget
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Freemasons
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girl
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Groups
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H'rrmp
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is nothing in the British Museum.”
Inner
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is nothing in the British Museum.”
known
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Mr
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Museum
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There is nothing in the British Museum.”
persisted
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Preemby
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From this reading “You forget,” said Mr. Preemby.
said
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From this reading “You forget,” said Mr. Preemby.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There
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From this reading “There is nothing in the British Museum.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But how are these things known?” the dark girl persisted.
things
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From this reading “But how are these things known?” the dark girl persisted.
traditions
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From this reading There are Inner Groups--traditions.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You forget,” said Mr. Preemby.