Chapter VI
"Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ... * * * And related the wondrous adventure." --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly. "I never saw any one so lazy. You don't pick one to my ten."
Molly Bawn
Chapter VI
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"Then
they
sat
down
and
talked
Of
their
friends
at
home ...
* * * And
related
the
wondrous
adventure."
--_Courtship
of
Miles
Standish._
"Do
exert
yourself,"
says
Molly.
"I
never
saw
any
one
so
lazy.
You
don't
pick
one
to
my
ten."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Then
they
sat
down
and
talked
Of
their
friends
at
home ...
Line 2
* * * And
related
the
wondrous
adventure."
Line 3
--_Courtship
of
Miles
Standish._
"Do
exert
yourself,"
says
Molly.
Line 4
"I
never
saw
any
one
so
lazy.
Line 5
You
don't
pick
one
to
my
ten."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never saw any one so lazy.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I never saw any one so lazy.”
Wondrous
adjective
US /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading “* * * And related the wondrous adventure."”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “--_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.”
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adventure
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From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
any
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From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
Courtship
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From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
don't
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From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
down
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From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
exert
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From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
friends
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From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
home
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From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
lazy
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From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
Miles
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From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
Molly
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From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
pick
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From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
related
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From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
sat
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From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
saw
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From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
says
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From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
Standish
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From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
talked
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From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
ten
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From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
Then
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From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.