Chapter III
IN ENGLAND. KATHARINE FRENSHAM. "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton. "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice. "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
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Chapter III
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IN
ENGLAND.
KATHARINE
FRENSHAM.
"Do
you
understand,
Alan,
my
boy?"
asked
Clifford
Thornton.
"No,
father,
I
don't,"
the
boy
said
in
a
low
voice.
"It
seems
all
such
a
fuss
about
nothing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
ENGLAND.
Line 2
KATHARINE
FRENSHAM.
Line 3
"Do
you
understand,
Alan,
my
boy?"
asked
Clifford
Thornton.
Line 4
"No,
father,
I
don't,"
the
boy
said
in
a
low
voice.
Line 5
"It
seems
all
such
a
fuss
about
nothing.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"It seems all such a fuss about nothing.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"It seems all such a fuss about nothing.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.”
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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 "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
Alan
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From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
all
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From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
boy
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Clifford
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From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
don't
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From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
ENGLAND
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From this reading IN ENGLAND.
father
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From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
FRENSHAM
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From this reading KATHARINE FRENSHAM.
fuss
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From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ENGLAND.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
KATHARINE
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From this reading KATHARINE FRENSHAM.
low
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From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
said
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From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
seems
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From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
Thornton
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From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
voice
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From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.