Chapter IX
"I remember," said the other. "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders." "Not mine," quoth Arden. "You always begged me off. I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
Chapter IX
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"I
remember,"
said
the
other.
"It
was
a
trick
of
mine
which
too
often
brought
the
cane
across
our
shoulders."
"Not
mine,"
quoth
Arden.
"You
always
begged
me
off.
I
was
the
smallest--you
waked
me--made
me
listen,
forsooth!...
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
remember,"
said
the
other.
Line 2
"It
was
a
trick
of
mine
which
too
often
brought
the
cane
across
our
shoulders."
Line 3
"Not
mine,"
quoth
Arden.
Line 4
"You
always
begged
me
off.
Line 5
I
was
the
smallest--you
waked
me--made
me
listen,
forsooth!...
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I remember," said the other.”
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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 "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
always
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From this reading "You always begged me off.
Arden
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From this reading "Not mine," quoth Arden.
begged
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From this reading "You always begged me off.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
cane
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From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
forsooth
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From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
listen
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From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
made
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From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You always begged me off.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not mine," quoth Arden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
off
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From this reading "You always begged me off.
often
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From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
other
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From this reading "I remember," said the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
quoth
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From this reading "Not mine," quoth Arden.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
said
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From this reading "I remember," said the other.
shoulders
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From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
smallest
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From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I remember," said the other.
too
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From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
trick
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From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
waked
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From this reading I was the smallest--you waked me--made me listen, forsooth!...
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It was a trick of mine which too often brought the cane across our shoulders."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You always begged me off.