Chapter VI
"Ay. We be thy children," said Bukta. "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father. He would see the land he loved and the people once again. It is a good ghost, Bukta.
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Chapter VI
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"Ay.
We
be
thy
children,"
said
Bukta.
"And
no
otherwise
is
it
with
Jan
Chinn,
my
father's
father.
He
would
see
the
land
he
loved
and
the
people
once
again.
It
is
a
good
ghost,
Bukta.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Ay.
Line 2
We
be
thy
children,"
said
Bukta.
Line 3
"And
no
otherwise
is
it
with
Jan
Chinn,
my
father's
father.
Line 4
He
would
see
the
land
he
loved
and
the
people
once
again.
Line 5
It
is
a
good
ghost,
Bukta.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would see the land he loved and the people once again.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a good ghost, Bukta.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would see the land he loved and the people once again.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “We be thy children," said Bukta.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would see the land he loved and the people once again.”
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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 It is a good ghost, Bukta.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
Bukta
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From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
children
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From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
Chinn
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From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
father
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From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
father's
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From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
ghost
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From this reading It is a good ghost, Bukta.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a good ghost, Bukta.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
Jan
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From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
land
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From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
loved
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From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
once
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From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
otherwise
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From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
people
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From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
said
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From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
see
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From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.