Chapter III
They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate. Their father was leaning over it. 'And how did your play go?' he asked. 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan. 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter III
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They
bit
hard,
and
found
themselves
walking
side
by
side
to
the
lower
gate.
Their
father
was
leaning
over
it.
'And
how
did
your
play
go?'
he
asked.
'Oh,
splendidly,'
said
Dan.
'Only
afterwards,
I
think,
we
went
to
sleep.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
bit
hard,
and
found
themselves
walking
side
by
side
to
the
lower
gate.
Line 2
Their
father
was
leaning
over
it.
Line 3
'And
how
did
your
play
go?'
he
asked.
Line 4
'Oh,
splendidly,'
said
Dan.
Line 5
'Only
afterwards,
I
think,
we
went
to
sleep.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And how did your play go?' he asked.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Their father was leaning over it.”
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.”
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afterwards
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From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
bit
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From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
Dan
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From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
father
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From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
gate
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From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
go
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hard
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From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
how
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From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
leaning
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From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
lower
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From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
Oh
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Only
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
play
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said
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From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
side
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From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
sleep
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splendidly
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From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
walking
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From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.