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Puppets at Large

Chapter IV

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"Was he mad?"
"Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
"No, but was he out of his senses?"
"I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
"But how did it happen?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Puppets at Large

Chapter IV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Was he mad?"
Line 2
"Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
Line 3
"No, but was he out of his senses?"
Line 4
"I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
Line 5
"But how did it happen?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Senses plural noun US /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading “"No, but was he out of his senses?"”

All words in this reading · 29

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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 "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

BOSCH

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From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"

childrens

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

com

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From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "But how did it happen?"

happen

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From this reading "But how did it happen?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Was he mad?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"

how

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From this reading "But how did it happen?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

mad

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From this reading "Was he mad?"

mard

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

mit

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"

Omsterdam

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From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

oud

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From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

out

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From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"

says

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From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

seeks

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"

tink

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From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.

vas

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

vife

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Was he mad?"

Yass

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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."