Chapter V
MEHETABEL IT MUST BE. In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother. "Iver! Wot's up?" "Oh, mother!"
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MEHETABEL
IT
MUST
BE.
In
at
the
barn
door
came
Mrs.
Verstage,
Iver's
mother.
"Iver!
Wot's
up?"
"Oh,
mother!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MEHETABEL
IT
MUST
BE.
Line 2
In
at
the
barn
door
came
Mrs.
Verstage,
Iver's
mother.
Line 3
"Iver!
Line 4
Wot's
up?"
Line 5
"Oh,
mother!"
Learner Dictionary
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MUST
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “MEHETABEL IT MUST BE.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
barn
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From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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came
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door
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Iver
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Iver's
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MEHETABEL
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mother
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Mrs
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MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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Oh
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From this reading "Oh, mother!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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up
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Verstage
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Wot's
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