Chapter XXI
‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly. ‘Zack Tutshom?’ ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper. ‘Jack Marget of New College? The little merry man that stammered so?
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Chapter XXI
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‘Who
was
that?’
said
Puck
suddenly.
‘Zack
Tutshom?’
‘No,
Jack
Marget,’
said
Mr
Culpeper.
‘Jack
Marget
of
New
College?
The
little
merry
man
that
stammered
so?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Who
was
that?’
said
Puck
suddenly.
Line 2
‘Zack
Tutshom?’
Line 3
‘No,
Jack
Marget,’
said
Mr
Culpeper.
Line 4
‘Jack
Marget
of
New
College?
Line 5
The
little
merry
man
that
stammered
so?
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little merry man that stammered so?”
Merry
noun
US /merry/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little merry man that stammered so?”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.”
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College
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Culpeper
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Jack
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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Marget
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merry
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Mr
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New
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Jack Marget of New College?
Puck
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said
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
stammered
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From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
Tutshom
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From this reading ‘Zack Tutshom?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
Zack
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From this reading ‘Zack Tutshom?’