Chapter XVI
MR. GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?" "Aye! He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy." "Oh!"
Jonah's Luck
Chapter XVI
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MR.
GOWRIE'S
PLOTTING
"Have
you
found
him;
have
you
really,
really
found
him?"
"Aye!
He's
rin
tae
earth
like
a
tod,
young
leddy."
"Oh!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
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GOWRIE'S
PLOTTING
"Have
you
found
him;
have
you
really,
really
found
him?"
Line 3
"Aye!
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He's
rin
tae
earth
like
a
tod,
young
leddy."
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"Oh!"
Learner Dictionary
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Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"”
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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 He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
Aye
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From this reading "Aye!
earth
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
GOWRIE'S
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From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
He's
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
leddy
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
like
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
MR
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From this reading MR.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!"
PLOTTING
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From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
really
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From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
rin
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
tae
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
tod
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
young
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From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."