Chapter XIV
A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS. "An invitation! Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken. They never invite plebes to the hops." The speaker was Mark.
On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration
Chapter XIV
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A
PLOT
OF
THE
YEARLINGS.
"An
invitation!
Why,
surely,
man,
you
must
be
mistaken.
They
never
invite
plebes
to
the
hops."
The
speaker
was
Mark.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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A
PLOT
OF
THE
YEARLINGS.
Line 2
"An
invitation!
Line 3
Why,
surely,
man,
you
must
be
mistaken.
Line 4
They
never
invite
plebes
to
the
hops."
Line 5
The
speaker
was
Mark.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They never invite plebes to the hops."”
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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 PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An invitation!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
hops
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From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
invitation
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From this reading "An invitation!
invite
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From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
man
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Mark
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mistaken
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
plebes
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From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
PLOT
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From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker was Mark.
surely
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From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Mark.
Why
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From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
YEARLINGS
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From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.