Chapter I
Small Sample, 15c or Mouse Size. POISON! The thing desired found at last! SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure. Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
The Seaside Sibyl
Chapter I
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Small
Sample,
15c
or
Mouse
Size.
POISON!
The
thing
desired
found
at
last!
SOMETHING
RATS
WILL
EAT,
ONCE
eaten
Death
sure.
Rats
are
smart
but
Rough
on
Rats
beats
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Small
Sample,
15c
or
Mouse
Size.
Line 2
POISON!
Line 3
The
thing
desired
found
at
last!
Line 4
SOMETHING
RATS
WILL
EAT,
ONCE
eaten
Death
sure.
Line 5
Rats
are
smart
but
Rough
on
Rats
beats
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing desired found at last!”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing desired found at last!”
ONCE
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.”
SOMETHING
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing desired found at last!”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thing desired found at last!
beats
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From this reading Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
c
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Death
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desired
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From this reading The thing desired found at last!
EAT
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eaten
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From this reading SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing desired found at last!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing desired found at last!
Mouse
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
ONCE
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From this reading SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Small Sample, 15c or Mouse Size.
POISON
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From this reading POISON!
RATS
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From this reading SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.
Rough
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Sample
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From this reading Small Sample, 15c or Mouse Size.
Size
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Small
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From this reading Small Sample, 15c or Mouse Size.
smart
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From this reading Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thing desired found at last!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rats are smart but Rough on Rats beats them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing desired found at last!
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading SOMETHING RATS WILL EAT, ONCE eaten Death sure.