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Mushroom Town

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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"Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.
"But it wasn't," they added unshakably.
Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.
"Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.
"_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mushroom Town

Chapter III

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.
Line 2
"But it wasn't," they added unshakably.
Line 3
Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.
Line 4
"Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.
Line 5
"_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But it wasn't," they added unshakably.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “"Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.”

All words in this reading · 35

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addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But it wasn't," they added unshakably.

admitted

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From this reading "Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.

Ah

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From this reading "Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But it wasn't," they added unshakably.

Dafis

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From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

Dafydd

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From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

efo

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

fortieth

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From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

Garden

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.

John

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.

more

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

once

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

open-mindedly

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From this reading "Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.

R'oeddwn

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....

said

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From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

sighed

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From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

Squire

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From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Ah, it might," they admitted open-mindedly.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

translate

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From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

translated

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From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

unshakably

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From this reading "But it wasn't," they added unshakably.

wanted

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From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Oh, translate it," the Squire sighed, and for the fortieth time it was translated.

wasn't

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From this reading "But it wasn't," they added unshakably.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Dafydd Dafis wanted to know what they said.

Willie

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From this reading "_R'oeddwn efo John Willie Garden_," said Dafydd once more....