Chapter IX
A SINGED GLOVE. A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste. Soure. Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards. What work was done had little reference to agriculture.
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Chapter IX
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A
SINGED
GLOVE.
A
COMMOTION,
suppressed
in
outward
manifestation,
agitated
Ste.
Soure.
Very
little
work
was
being
done
in
the
fields
and
vineyards.
What
work
was
done
had
little
reference
to
agriculture.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
SINGED
GLOVE.
Line 2
A
COMMOTION,
suppressed
in
outward
manifestation,
agitated
Ste.
Line 3
Soure.
Line 4
Very
little
work
was
being
done
in
the
fields
and
vineyards.
Line 5
What
work
was
done
had
little
reference
to
agriculture.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.”
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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 SINGED GLOVE.
agitated
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From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
agriculture
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From this reading What work was done had little reference to agriculture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
COMMOTION
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From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
fields
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From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
GLOVE
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From this reading A SINGED GLOVE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What work was done had little reference to agriculture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
manifestation
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From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
outward
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From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
reference
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From this reading What work was done had little reference to agriculture.
SINGED
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From this reading A SINGED GLOVE.
Soure
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From this reading Soure.
Ste
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From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
suppressed
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From this reading A COMMOTION, suppressed in outward manifestation, agitated Ste.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What work was done had little reference to agriculture.
Very
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From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
vineyards
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From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What work was done had little reference to agriculture.
work
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From this reading Very little work was being done in the fields and vineyards.