Chapter XIII
“Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that. What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky. “Well! He’s a truthful little beast. He may say he was kissed.”
Stalky & Co.
Chapter XIII
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“Time,
3.57
p.m.
Make
a
note
o’
that.
What
d’you
mean,
Beetle?”
said
Stalky.
“Well!
He’s
a
truthful
little
beast.
He
may
say
he
was
kissed.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Time,
3.57
p.m.
Make
a
note
o’
that.
Line 2
What
d’you
mean,
Beetle?”
said
Stalky.
Line 3
“Well!
Line 4
He’s
a
truthful
little
beast.
Line 5
He
may
say
he
was
kissed.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s a truthful little beast.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “He may say he was kissed.””
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well!”
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3.57
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From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
beast
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From this reading He’s a truthful little beast.
Beetle
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From this reading What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky.
d'you
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From this reading What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may say he was kissed.”
He's
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From this reading He’s a truthful little beast.
kissed
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From this reading He may say he was kissed.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He’s a truthful little beast.
m
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From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may say he was kissed.”
mean
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From this reading What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky.
note
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From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
o
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From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
p
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From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
said
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From this reading What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky.
say
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From this reading He may say he was kissed.”
Stalky
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From this reading What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time, 3.57 p.m. Make a note o’ that.
truthful
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From this reading He’s a truthful little beast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He may say he was kissed.”
Well
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From this reading “Well!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What d’you mean, Beetle?” said Stalky.