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Chapter III

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WOODCUTTER.
All the same, I _can_ help you.
YELLOW PRINCE.
Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.
WOODCUTTER.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second Plays

Chapter III

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WOODCUTTER.
/ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/
Line 2
All the same, I _can_ help you.
Line 3
YELLOW PRINCE.
Line 4
Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.
Line 5
WOODCUTTER.
/ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/

Learner Dictionary

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

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All the same, I _can_ help you.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All the same, I _can_ help you.”

WOODCUTTER noun US /ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/

A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.

From this reading “WOODCUTTER.”

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All

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From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

earn

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From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

everlasting

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From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

gratitude

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From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.

log-chopper

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From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

pray

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From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

PRINCE

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From this reading YELLOW PRINCE.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.

Then

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From this reading Then pray do so, log-chopper, and earn my everlasting gratitude.

WOODCUTTERnounUS /ˈwʊdˌkʌt.ər/

A person whose work is chopping down trees and gathering firewood.

From this reading WOODCUTTER.

YELLOW

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From this reading YELLOW PRINCE.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading All the same, I _can_ help you.