Chapter XVIII
May I tell the tale? Very good talk. I will fill the pipe anew. Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford. I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
Soldiers Three
Chapter XVIII
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May
I
tell
the
tale?
Very
good
talk.
I
will
fill
the
pipe
anew.
Thirty
years
ago
it
was,
when
I
was
a
young
man
and
had
but
newly
come
to
the
ford.
I
was
strong
then,
and
the
_bunjaras_
had
no
doubt
when
I
said
'this
ford
is
clear.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
May
I
tell
the
tale?
Line 2
Very
good
talk.
Line 3
I
will
fill
the
pipe
anew.
Line 4
Thirty
years
ago
it
was,
when
I
was
a
young
man
and
had
but
newly
come
to
the
ford.
Line 5
I
was
strong
then,
and
the
_bunjaras_
had
no
doubt
when
I
said
'this
ford
is
clear.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good talk.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I tell the tale?”
Pipe
noun
US /pipe/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will fill the pipe anew.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May I tell the tale?”
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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 Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
ago
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
anew
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From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
bunjaras
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From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
clear
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From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
doubt
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From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
fill
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From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
ford
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very good talk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I tell the tale?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
man
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I tell the tale?
newly
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
pipe
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From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
said
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From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
strong
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From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
tale
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From this reading May I tell the tale?
talk
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From this reading Very good talk.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I tell the tale?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May I tell the tale?
then
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From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
Thirty
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
Very
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From this reading Very good talk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
years
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
young
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From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.