Chapter XVI
‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King? Why at all?’ ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola. ‘And who was thy father?’ ‘The same that had this gun.’
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‘And
why
at
all,
since
it
is
the
custom
to
pay
revenue
to
the
King?
Why
at
all?’
‘By
the
God
of
my
father
I
cannot
tell,’
said
Namgay
Doola.
‘And
who
was
thy
father?’
‘The
same
that
had
this
gun.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘And
why
at
all,
since
it
is
the
custom
to
pay
revenue
to
the
King?
Line 2
Why
at
all?’
Line 3
‘By
the
God
of
my
father
I
cannot
tell,’
said
Namgay
Doola.
Line 4
‘And
who
was
thy
father?’
Line 5
‘The
same
that
had
this
gun.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The same that had this gun.’”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “‘And who was thy father?’”
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all
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From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
cannot
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From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
custom
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Doola
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From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
father
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God
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From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
gun
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From this reading ‘The same that had this gun.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘The same that had this gun.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
King
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From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
Namgay
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From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
pay
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From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
revenue
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From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
said
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From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The same that had this gun.’
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘By the God of my father I cannot tell,’ said Namgay Doola.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘The same that had this gun.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘The same that had this gun.’
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘And who was thy father?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And who was thy father?’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘And who was thy father?’
why
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From this reading ‘And why at all, since it is the custom to pay revenue to the King?