Chapter XXI
"The Devil's Rock, gentlemens! The rock of the Devil. Where the young English lord jump over. Everyone know that story." The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
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Chapter XXI
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"The
Devil's
Rock,
gentlemens!
The
rock
of
the
Devil.
Where
the
young
English
lord
jump
over.
Everyone
know
that
story."
The
word
"devil"
caused
the
bishop
to
wake
up
from
his
pleasant
dreams
with
something
of
a
start.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"The
Devil's
Rock,
gentlemens!
Line 2
The
rock
of
the
Devil.
Line 3
Where
the
young
English
lord
jump
over.
Line 4
Everyone
know
that
story."
Line 5
The
word
"devil"
caused
the
bishop
to
wake
up
from
his
pleasant
dreams
with
something
of
a
start.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everyone
pronoun
US /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading “Everyone know that story."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everyone know that story."”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Where the young English lord jump over.”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.”
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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 The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
bishop
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caused
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From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
Devil
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From this reading The rock of the Devil.
Devil's
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From this reading "The Devil's Rock, gentlemens!
dreams
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English
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From this reading Where the young English lord jump over.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone know that story."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
gentlemens
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From this reading "The Devil's Rock, gentlemens!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
jump
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From this reading Where the young English lord jump over.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone know that story."
lord
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From this reading Where the young English lord jump over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rock of the Devil.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Where the young English lord jump over.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
Rock
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From this reading "The Devil's Rock, gentlemens!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
story
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From this reading Everyone know that story."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone know that story."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Devil's Rock, gentlemens!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
up
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From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
wake
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From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the young English lord jump over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
word
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From this reading The word "devil" caused the bishop to wake up from his pleasant dreams with something of a start.
young
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From this reading Where the young English lord jump over.