Chapter XVIII
Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist. “Much obliged to you.” “Not at all, sir. Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.” “Ah!
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Chapter XVIII
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Old
Heythorp
bent
his
body
from
the
waist.
“Much
obliged
to
you.”
“Not
at
all,
sir.
Cook's
done
a
little
spinach
in
cream
with
the
soubees.”
“Ah!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Old
Heythorp
bent
his
body
from
the
waist.
Line 2
“Much
obliged
to
you.”
Line 3
“Not
at
all,
sir.
Line 4
Cook's
done
a
little
spinach
in
cream
with
the
soubees.”
Line 5
“Ah!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.””
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.””
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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 Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!
all
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From this reading “Not at all, sir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all, sir.
bent
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From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
Cook's
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From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
cream
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From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
Heythorp
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From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
Much
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From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all, sir.
obliged
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From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
Old
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From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
sir
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From this reading “Not at all, sir.
soubees
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From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
spinach
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From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”
waist
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From this reading Old Heythorp bent his body from the waist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cook's done a little spinach in cream with the soubees.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Much obliged to you.”