Chapter XIX
'What did he promise, now?' Tom pretended to think. 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph? Didn't she ever say?' 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter XIX
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'What
did
he
promise,
now?'
Tom
pretended
to
think.
'Wasn't
your
woman
a
Whitgift,
Ralph?
Didn't
she
ever
say?'
'She
told
me
a
passel
o'
no-sense
stuff
when
he
was
born.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'What
did
he
promise,
now?'
Line 2
Tom
pretended
to
think.
Line 3
'Wasn't
your
woman
a
Whitgift,
Ralph?
Line 4
Didn't
she
ever
say?'
Line 5
'She
told
me
a
passel
o'
no-sense
stuff
when
he
was
born.'
Learner Dictionary
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Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn't she ever say?'”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tom pretended to think.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'”
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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 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
Didn't
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From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
no-sense
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now
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o
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passel
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pretended
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From this reading Tom pretended to think.
promise
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Ralph
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From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
say
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From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
stuff
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From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom pretended to think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom pretended to think.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Tom
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From this reading Tom pretended to think.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Wasn't
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From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Whitgift
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From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
woman
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From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?