Chapter XIII
THEY DEPART THE MEADOWS. I. It was just dusk when Pierre approached the Ulver farm-house, in a wagon belonging to the Black Swan Inn. He met his sister shawled and bonneted in the porch. "Now then, Isabel, is all ready?
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Chapter XIII
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THEY
DEPART
THE
MEADOWS.
I.
It
was
just
dusk
when
Pierre
approached
the
Ulver
farm-house,
in
a
wagon
belonging
to
the
Black
Swan
Inn.
He
met
his
sister
shawled
and
bonneted
in
the
porch.
"Now
then,
Isabel,
is
all
ready?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THEY
DEPART
THE
MEADOWS.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
It
was
just
dusk
when
Pierre
approached
the
Ulver
farm-house,
in
a
wagon
belonging
to
the
Black
Swan
Inn.
Line 4
He
met
his
sister
shawled
and
bonneted
in
the
porch.
Line 5
"Now
then,
Isabel,
is
all
ready?
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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approached
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belonging
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Black
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bonneted
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DEPART
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dusk
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farm-house
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met his sister shawled and bonneted in the porch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He met his sister shawled and bonneted in the porch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Inn
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Isabel
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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MEADOWS
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met
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Now
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Pierre
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porch
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ready
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shawled
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sister
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Swan
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY DEPART THE MEADOWS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Ulver
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wagon
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just dusk when Pierre approached the Ulver farm-house, in a wagon belonging to the Black Swan Inn.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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