Chapter XXIV
Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm. Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations. "Oh, Mr. Alexander! Oh, Glenfernie! And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
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Chapter XXIV
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Two
days
after
this
Glenfernie
rode
to
White
Farm.
Jenny
Barrow
met
him
with
exclamations.
"Oh,
Mr.
Alexander!
Oh,
Glenfernie!
And
they
say
that
you
are
amaist
as
weel
as
ever--but
to
me
you
look
twelve
years
older!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Two
days
after
this
Glenfernie
rode
to
White
Farm.
Line 2
Jenny
Barrow
met
him
with
exclamations.
Line 3
"Oh,
Mr.
Alexander!
Line 4
Oh,
Glenfernie!
Line 5
And
they
say
that
you
are
amaist
as
weel
as
ever--but
to
me
you
look
twelve
years
older!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.”
Alexander
noun
US /ˈalexander/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Mr. Alexander!”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
Alexander
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Alexander!
amaist
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From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
Barrow
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From this reading Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
days
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From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
exclamations
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From this reading Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations.
Farm
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From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
Glenfernie
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From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations.
Jenny
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From this reading Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
met
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From this reading Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations.
Mr
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Alexander!
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Alexander!
older
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From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
rode
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From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
say
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From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
twelve
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From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
Two
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From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
weel
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From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
White
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From this reading Two days after this Glenfernie rode to White Farm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jenny Barrow met him with exclamations.
years
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From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And they say that you are amaist as weel as ever--but to me you look twelve years older!