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Chapter XII

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Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
'I think we must have a court-martial first.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
Line 2
Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
Line 3
Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
Line 4
'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
Line 5
'I think we must have a court-martial first.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.”

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

Determined adjective US /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading “Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I think we must have a court-martial first.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “'I think we must have a court-martial first.”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I think we must have a court-martial first.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.”

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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 Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

amused

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

best

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

Betty

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

blue

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

bringing

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

court-martial

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From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.

determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

dinner

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

down

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

eye

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

eyes

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

face

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

Friend

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

gravely

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Harry's

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

looking

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

lounging

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

low

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

man

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

moustache

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

mouth

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.

nurse

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

other

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

parlour

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

pretty

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

prisoners

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

releasing

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

set

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

stroking

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Stuart

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Stuart's

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

there

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

There's

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.

thinks

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

tired

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

twinkle

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Uncle

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

very

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

wants

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.

welcome

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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

whipping

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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.

white

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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'

window-seat

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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.