Chapter XVII
“Bushranger? But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond. You just walk out of the world and into Australia. And it’s just somewhere else. All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
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Chapter XVII
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“Bushranger?
But
Australia’s
like
an
open
door
with
the
blue
beyond.
You
just
walk
out
of
the
world
and
into
Australia.
And
it’s
just
somewhere
else.
All
those
nations
left
behind
in
their
schoolrooms,
fussing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Bushranger?
Line 2
But
Australia’s
like
an
open
door
with
the
blue
beyond.
Line 3
You
just
walk
out
of
the
world
and
into
Australia.
Line 4
And
it’s
just
somewhere
else.
Line 5
All
those
nations
left
behind
in
their
schoolrooms,
fussing.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.”
Beyond
preposition
US /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.”
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All
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From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
Australia
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From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
Australia's
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
blue
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From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
Bushranger
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From this reading “Bushranger?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
door
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else
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From this reading And it’s just somewhere else.
fussing
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From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
it's
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just
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From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
like
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From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
nations
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From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
out
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From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
schoolrooms
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From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
somewhere
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From this reading And it’s just somewhere else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those nations left behind in their schoolrooms, fussing.
walk
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From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Australia’s like an open door with the blue beyond.
world
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From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You just walk out of the world and into Australia.