Chapter VII
'He wrote,' said Sir Richard. 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?' He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us! Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together. Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter VII
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'He
wrote,'
said
Sir
Richard.
'Is
the
tale
meet
for
children,
think
you?'
He
looked
at
Puck;
but
'Tell
us!
Tell
us!'
cried
Dan
and
Una
together.
Thorkild's
Song
There's
no
wind
along
these
seas,
Out
oars
for
Stavanger!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
'He
wrote,'
said
Sir
Richard.
Line 2
'Is
the
tale
meet
for
children,
think
you?'
Line 3
He
looked
at
Puck;
but
'Tell
us!
Line 4
Tell
us!'
cried
Dan
and
Una
together.
Line 5
Thorkild's
Song
There's
no
wind
along
these
seas,
Out
oars
for
Stavanger!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'”
Wind
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!”
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!
children
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From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together.
Dan
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From this reading Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He wrote,' said Sir Richard.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!
meet
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From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
oars
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Out
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Puck
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From this reading He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!
Richard
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From this reading 'He wrote,' said Sir Richard.
said
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From this reading 'He wrote,' said Sir Richard.
seas
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Sir
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From this reading 'He wrote,' said Sir Richard.
Song
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Stavanger
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tale
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From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
There's
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From this reading Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'
Thorkild's
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From this reading Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
together
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From this reading Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together.
Una
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From this reading Tell us!' cried Dan and Una together.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at Puck; but 'Tell us!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thorkild's Song There's no wind along these seas, Out oars for Stavanger!
wrote
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From this reading 'He wrote,' said Sir Richard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Is the tale meet for children, think you?'