Chapter IX
"It's like Home, rather," said Scott. "I remember -" "Hsh! Listen! - dear." And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
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Chapter IX
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"It's
like
Home,
rather,"
said
Scott.
"I
remember -"
"Hsh!
Listen!
- dear."
And
it
began
again:
"When
shepherds
watched
their
flocks
by
night -"
"A-h-h!"
said
William,
drawing
closer
to
Scott.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"It's
like
Home,
rather,"
said
Scott.
Line 2
"I
remember -"
"Hsh!
Line 3
Listen!
Line 4
- dear."
Line 5
And
it
began
again:
"When
shepherds
watched
their
flocks
by
night -"
"A-h-h!"
said
William,
drawing
closer
to
Scott.
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 “And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I remember -" "Hsh!”
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A-h-h
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
closer
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
dear
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From this reading - dear."
drawing
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
flocks
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
Home
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From this reading "It's like Home, rather," said Scott.
Hsh
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From this reading "I remember -" "Hsh!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember -" "Hsh!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
It's
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From this reading "It's like Home, rather," said Scott.
like
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From this reading "It's like Home, rather," said Scott.
Listen
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From this reading Listen!
night
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
rather
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From this reading "It's like Home, rather," said Scott.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember -" "Hsh!
said
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From this reading "It's like Home, rather," said Scott.
Scott
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From this reading "It's like Home, rather," said Scott.
shepherds
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
watched
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.
William
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From this reading And it began again: "When shepherds watched their flocks by night -" "A-h-h!" said William, drawing closer to Scott.