Chapter X
‘Ah, it’s you! We are quite in the country, aren’t we? We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks. Come in, come in! Will you hold your noise, you brute of a Bertrand?
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‘Ah,
it’s
you!
We
are
quite
in
the
country,
aren’t
we?
We
are
going
to
set
up
a
lantern,
so
that
our
company
may
not
break
their
necks.
Come
in,
come
in!
Will
you
hold
your
noise,
you
brute
of
a
Bertrand?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Ah,
it’s
you!
Line 2
We
are
quite
in
the
country,
aren’t
we?
Line 3
We
are
going
to
set
up
a
lantern,
so
that
our
company
may
not
break
their
necks.
Line 4
Come
in,
come
in!
/come ɪn come ɪn/
Line 5
Will
you
hold
your
noise,
you
brute
of
a
Bertrand?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in, come in!”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are quite in the country, aren’t we?”
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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 We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah, it’s you!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
aren't
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From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
Bertrand
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break
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brute
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ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come in, come in!
company
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country
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From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
going
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hold
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
it's
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From this reading ‘Ah, it’s you!
lantern
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From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
necks
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From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
noise
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From this reading Will you hold your noise, you brute of a Bertrand?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will you hold your noise, you brute of a Bertrand?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
set
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From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
up
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From this reading We are going to set up a lantern, so that our company may not break their necks.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are quite in the country, aren’t we?
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you hold your noise, you brute of a Bertrand?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Ah, it’s you!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you hold your noise, you brute of a Bertrand?