Chapter VIII
MRS. OTERY. It is little I know. They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife. HARRY.
Mary Rose
Chapter VIII
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MRS.
OTERY.
It
is
little
I
know.
They
were
dead
and
gone
before
my
time,
the
old
man
and
his
wife.
HARRY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MRS.
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OTERY.
Line 3
It
is
little
I
know.
/ɪt ɪz little aɪ know/
Line 4
They
were
dead
and
gone
before
my
time,
the
old
man
and
his
wife.
Line 5
HARRY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is little I know.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is little I know.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
gone
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From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is little I know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is little I know.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is little I know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is little I know.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is little I know.
man
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From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
old
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From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
OTERY
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From this reading OTERY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.
wife
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From this reading They were dead and gone before my time, the old man and his wife.