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Nevermore

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.
'Then, by Heaven!
I'll leave the country.
I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.
It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nevermore

Chapter I

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.
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'Then, by Heaven!
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I'll leave the country.
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I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.
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It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.”

DREAM noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.”

RIGHT noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.”

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

ARMS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

bullied

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 'Then, by Heaven!

country

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From this reading I'll leave the country.

doing

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

DREAMnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

fellows

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

Heaven

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From this reading 'Then, by Heaven!

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

I'll

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From this reading I'll leave the country.

impetuous

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

intolerable

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

It's

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

leave

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From this reading I'll leave the country.

MINER'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

other

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

RIGHTnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

ROBBERY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

scores

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

spoke

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

SQUATTER'S

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

stop

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

Then

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From this reading 'Then, by Heaven!

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

Thus

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' ETC.

unjust

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

won't

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From this reading I won't stop here to be bullied for doing what scores of other fellows have done and nothing thought about it.

Youth

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From this reading It's unjust, it's intolerable--' Thus spoke impetuous Youth.