Chapter XVII
ON THE ROAD TO TURNER'S "Who goes there?" "A jug." "What kind of a jug?" "A little brown jug from Kildare." Thus Mr. Thomas Ardmore tested his pickets with a shibboleth of his own devising.
The Little Brown Jug at Kildare
Chapter XVII
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ON
THE
ROAD
TO
TURNER'S
"Who
goes
there?"
"A
jug."
"What
kind
of
a
jug?"
"A
little
brown
jug
from
Kildare."
Thus
Mr.
Thomas
Ardmore
tested
his
pickets
with
a
shibboleth
of
his
own
devising.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ON
THE
ROAD
TO
TURNER'S
"Who
goes
there?"
Line 2
"A
jug."
Line 3
"What
kind
of
a
jug?"
Line 4
"A
little
brown
jug
from
Kildare."
Line 5
Thus
Mr.
Thomas
Ardmore
tested
his
pickets
with
a
shibboleth
of
his
own
devising.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little brown jug from Kildare."”
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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 "A jug."
Ardmore
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brown
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devising
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A little brown jug from Kildare."
goes
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus Mr. Thomas Ardmore tested his pickets with a shibboleth of his own devising.
jug
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From this reading "A jug."
Kildare
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From this reading "A little brown jug from Kildare."
kind
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From this reading "What kind of a jug?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little brown jug from Kildare."
Mr
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What kind of a jug?"
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO TURNER'S "Who goes there?"
own
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pickets
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ROAD
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shibboleth
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tested
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO TURNER'S "Who goes there?"
there
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From this reading ON THE ROAD TO TURNER'S "Who goes there?"
Thomas
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Thus
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO TURNER'S "Who goes there?"
TURNER'S
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What kind of a jug?"
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO TURNER'S "Who goes there?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus Mr. Thomas Ardmore tested his pickets with a shibboleth of his own devising.