Chapter X
'I see,' said he. 'That accounts for your being in the wood. We hid among the cliffs.' 'Did you have a governess, then?' 'Did we not?
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter X
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'I
see,'
said
he.
'That
accounts
for
your
being
in
the
wood.
We
hid
among
the
cliffs.'
'Did
you
have
a
governess,
then?'
'Did
we
not?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'I
see,'
said
he.
Line 2
'That
accounts
for
your
being
in
the
wood.
Line 3
We
hid
among
the
cliffs.'
Line 4
'Did
you
have
a
governess,
then?'
Line 5
'Did
we
not?
/dɪd wiː nɑːt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Accounts
noun
US /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'That accounts for your being in the wood.”
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “We hid among the cliffs.'”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “'That accounts for your being in the wood.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Did you have a governess, then?'”
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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 'Did you have a governess, then?'
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We hid among the cliffs.'
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
cliffs
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From this reading We hid among the cliffs.'
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you have a governess, then?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
governess
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From this reading 'Did you have a governess, then?'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Did you have a governess, then?'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I see,' said he.
hid
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From this reading We hid among the cliffs.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I see,' said he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Did we not?
said
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From this reading 'I see,' said he.
see
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From this reading 'I see,' said he.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
then
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From this reading 'Did you have a governess, then?'
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hid among the cliffs.'
wood
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From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you have a governess, then?'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'That accounts for your being in the wood.