Chapter XXVI
‘De Aquila crept forward. He walked about the man and swallowed. ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring. ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere. ‘The old man flinched as at an arrow.
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Chapter XXVI
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‘De
Aquila
crept
forward.
He
walked
about
the
man
and
swallowed.
‘“Bones
of
the
Saints!”
said
he,
staring.
‘“Many
a
stray
shot
goes
too
well
home,”
said
Rahere.
‘The
old
man
flinched
as
at
an
arrow.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘De
Aquila
crept
forward.
Line 2
He
walked
about
the
man
and
swallowed.
Line 3
‘“Bones
of
the
Saints!”
said
he,
staring.
Line 4
‘“Many
a
stray
shot
goes
too
well
home,”
said
Rahere.
Line 5
‘The
old
man
flinched
as
at
an
arrow.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He walked about the man and swallowed.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘De Aquila crept forward.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere.”
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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 ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘The old man flinched as at an arrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
Aquila
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From this reading ‘De Aquila crept forward.
arrow
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘The old man flinched as at an arrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘The old man flinched as at an arrow.
Bones
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From this reading ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring.
crept
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From this reading ‘De Aquila crept forward.
De
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From this reading ‘De Aquila crept forward.
flinched
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From this reading ‘The old man flinched as at an arrow.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘De Aquila crept forward.
goes
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From this reading ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
home
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man
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From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
Many
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From this reading ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring.
old
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Rahere
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said
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From this reading ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring.
Saints
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From this reading ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring.
shot
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staring
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From this reading ‘“Bones of the Saints!” said he, staring.
stray
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swallowed
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From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
too
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From this reading ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere.
walked
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From this reading He walked about the man and swallowed.
well
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From this reading ‘“Many a stray shot goes too well home,” said Rahere.