Chapter V
‘_A quarter to ten_. ‘NO, it isn’t.’ ‘_Half-past ten_. ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant. Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
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‘_A
quarter
to
ten_.
‘NO,
it
isn’t.’
‘_Half-past
ten_.
‘THE
passengers
are
pouring
in
every
instant.
Four
omnibuses
full
have
just
arrived
upon
the
wharf,
and
all
is
bustle
and
activity.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘_A
quarter
to
ten_.
Line 2
‘NO,
it
isn’t.’
Line 3
‘_Half-past
ten_.
Line 4
‘THE
passengers
are
pouring
in
every
instant.
Line 5
Four
omnibuses
full
have
just
arrived
upon
the
wharf,
and
all
is
bustle
and
activity.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Bustle
noun
US /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
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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 ‘_A quarter to ten_.
activity
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
all
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
arrived
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
Four
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
full
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
Half-past
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From this reading ‘_Half-past ten_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
instant
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From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
isn't
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From this reading ‘NO, it isn’t.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘NO, it isn’t.’
just
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘NO, it isn’t.’
omnibuses
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
passengers
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From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
pouring
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From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
quarter
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From this reading ‘_A quarter to ten_.
ten
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From this reading ‘_A quarter to ten_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘_A quarter to ten_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
wharf
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From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.