Chapter XI
NOT PARADISE. At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend. "Ha, Tartar!" laughed Jonas. "The rascal seems to know his reign is over. Go back, Tartar.
The Broom-Squire
Chapter XI
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NOT
PARADISE.
At
the
moment
that
the
cart
halted,
a
black
dog
burst
out
of
the
house
door,
and
flew
at
Mehetabel
as
she
attempted
to
descend.
"Ha,
Tartar!"
laughed
Jonas.
"The
rascal
seems
to
know
his
reign
is
over.
Go
back,
Tartar.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
NOT
PARADISE.
Line 2
At
the
moment
that
the
cart
halted,
a
black
dog
burst
out
of
the
house
door,
and
flew
at
Mehetabel
as
she
attempted
to
descend.
Line 3
"Ha,
Tartar!"
laughed
Jonas.
Line 4
"The
rascal
seems
to
know
his
reign
is
over.
Line 5
Go
back,
Tartar.
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The rascal seems to know his reign is over.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"The rascal seems to know his reign is over.”
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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 At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
attempted
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
back
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From this reading Go back, Tartar.
black
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burst
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cart
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descend
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dog
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
door
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
flew
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
Go
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From this reading Go back, Tartar.
Ha
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From this reading "Ha, Tartar!" laughed Jonas.
halted
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The rascal seems to know his reign is over.
house
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The rascal seems to know his reign is over.
Jonas
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From this reading "Ha, Tartar!" laughed Jonas.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The rascal seems to know his reign is over.
laughed
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From this reading "Ha, Tartar!" laughed Jonas.
Mehetabel
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
moment
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT PARADISE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
out
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From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "The rascal seems to know his reign is over.
PARADISE
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From this reading NOT PARADISE.
rascal
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reign
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From this reading "The rascal seems to know his reign is over.
seems
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From this reading "The rascal seems to know his reign is over.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
Tartar
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From this reading "Ha, Tartar!" laughed Jonas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment that the cart halted, a black dog burst out of the house door, and flew at Mehetabel as she attempted to descend.