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Philistia
Philistia

Chapter VIII

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THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
'Mr. Le Breton!
Mr. Le Breton!
Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
Come up with me to the Clatter.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Philistia

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.
Line 2
'Mr. Le Breton!
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Mr. Le Breton!
Line 4
Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.
Line 5
Come up with me to the Clatter.

Learner Dictionary

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

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

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

From this reading “Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come up with me to the Clatter.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.”

All words in this reading · 23

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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

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

From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

Breton

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From this reading 'Mr. Le Breton!

Clatter

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From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.

go

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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

LAND

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From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.

Le

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From this reading 'Mr. Le Breton!

Lynmouth

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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.

Mr

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From this reading 'Mr. Le Breton!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.

out

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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

Papa

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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

says

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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.

trout-fishing

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From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

up

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From this reading Come up with me to the Clatter.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Papa says Lynmouth may go out trout-fishing with him this afternoon.

WOMEN

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From this reading THE WOMEN OF THE LAND.