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Ramona

Chapter XXVI

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“Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”
“Body of Jesus! man!
But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.
Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.
“Yes, Father,” he said doggedly.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ramona

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”
Line 2
“Body of Jesus! man!
Line 3
But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.
Line 4
Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.
Line 5
“Yes, Father,” he said doggedly.

Learner Dictionary

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

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Body of Jesus! man!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.””

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.””

Philosophy noun US /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading “But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.””

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.””

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.”

All words in this reading · 39

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Alessandro

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

Bernardino

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

BodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Body of Jesus! man!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

doggedly

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From this reading “Yes, Father,” he said doggedly.

Father

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From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

Gaspara

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From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

gone

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

Jesus

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From this reading “Body of Jesus! man!

knew

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From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

man

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From this reading “Body of Jesus! man!

meant

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From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Body of Jesus! man!

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

Pachanga

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

Pasquale

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

said

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From this reading “Yes, Father,” he said doggedly.

San

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

Some

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From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

stormed

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From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Some have gone over into Pachanga,” replied Alessandro, “some to San Pasquale, and the rest to San Bernardino.”

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.

word

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From this reading Alessandro did not understand the word “philosophy,” but he knew what the Father meant.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, Father,” he said doggedly.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But you take it with philosophy!” stormed Father Gaspara.