Chapter II
Why should battle-fields be very gay places? Because balls and routs are common there. When do we make a meal of a musical instrument? When we have a piano for-te(a). Why is a rheumatic person like a glass window?
How to Solve Conundrums
Chapter II
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Why
should
battle-fields
be
very
gay
places?
Because
balls
and
routs
are
common
there.
When
do
we
make
a
meal
of
a
musical
instrument?
When
we
have
a
piano
for-te(a).
Why
is
a
rheumatic
person
like
a
glass
window?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Why
should
battle-fields
be
very
gay
places?
Line 2
Because
balls
and
routs
are
common
there.
Line 3
When
do
we
make
a
meal
of
a
musical
instrument?
Line 4
When
we
have
a
piano
for-te(a).
Line 5
Why
is
a
rheumatic
person
like
a
glass
window?
Learner Dictionary
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Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Because balls and routs are common there.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When we have a piano for-te(a).”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When do we make a meal of a musical instrument?”
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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 When do we make a meal of a musical instrument?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because balls and routs are common there.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Because balls and routs are common there.
balls
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battle-fields
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because balls and routs are common there.
common
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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for-te
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gay
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glass
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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instrument
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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like
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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meal
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musical
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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person
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piano
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places
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rheumatic
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routs
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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there
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very
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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Why
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window
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