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Roger Trewinion
Roger Trewinion

Chapter XVIII

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REVENGE!
"You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.
"I have not been in England for years," was my reply.
"Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.
Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger Trewinion

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
REVENGE!
Line 2
"You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.
Line 3
"I have not been in England for years," was my reply.
Line 4
"Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.
Line 5
Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

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 “"Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"I have not been in England for years," was my reply.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have not been in England for years," was my reply.”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “"You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"”

Saved noun US /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

belong

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From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

Bill

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From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

doan't

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From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

ee

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From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

England

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From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

house

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From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

I'll

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From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

knaw

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From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

lady

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From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

neighbourhood

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From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

oal

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From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

Perhaps

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From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

reply

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From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

REVENGE

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From this reading REVENGE!

said

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From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

savednounUS /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

stayin

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From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

sur

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From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

Well

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From this reading "Well, sur, I'll tell 'ee oal about it.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"

years

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From this reading "I have not been in England for years," was my reply.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You doan't belong to this neighbourhood, do 'ee?" said Bill, at length.

young

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From this reading Perhaps you knaw that the young lady who was saved was stayin' at the house?"