Chapter I
"Third-class forward! Here you are, mum. Plenty of room this way! Now then! that ain't third, that's first. Come, look alive!
Laddie, and Miss Toosey's mission
Chapter I
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"Third-class
forward!
Here
you
are,
mum.
Plenty
of
room
this
way!
Now
then!
that
ain't
third,
that's
first.
Come,
look
alive!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Third-class
forward!
Line 2
Here
you
are,
mum.
Line 3
Plenty
of
room
this
way!
Line 4
Now
then!
that
ain't
third,
that's
first.
Line 5
Come,
look
alive!
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, look alive!”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now then! that ain't third, that's first.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Third-class forward!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here you are, mum.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, look alive!”
Third
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Third-class forward!”
All words in this reading · 21
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ain't
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From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
alive
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From this reading Come, look alive!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here you are, mum.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, look alive!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Third-class forward!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here you are, mum.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, look alive!
mum
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From this reading Here you are, mum.
Now
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From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
Plenty
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From this reading Plenty of room this way!
room
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From this reading Plenty of room this way!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
that's
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From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
then
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From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
Third-class
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From this reading "Third-class forward!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
way
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From this reading Plenty of room this way!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you are, mum.