Chapter XVIII
“Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near. “You've got back a colour.” “I've got back everything. It's time I returned to Princhester.” “Not in this weather.
The Soul of a Bishop
Chapter XVIII
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“Well,
old
Dad!”
she
said
as
she
drew
near.
“You've
got
back
a
colour.”
“I've
got
back
everything.
It's
time
I
returned
to
Princhester.”
“Not
in
this
weather.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
old
Dad!”
she
said
as
she
drew
near.
Line 2
“You've
got
back
a
colour.”
Line 3
“I've
got
back
everything.
Line 4
It's
time
I
returned
to
Princhester.”
Line 5
“Not
in
this
weather.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““I've got back everything.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It's time I returned to Princhester.””
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's time I returned to Princhester.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.”
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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 “You've got back a colour.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
back
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From this reading “You've got back a colour.”
colour
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From this reading “You've got back a colour.”
Dad
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From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I've got back everything.
got
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From this reading “You've got back a colour.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's time I returned to Princhester.”
I've
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From this reading “I've got back everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not in this weather.
It's
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From this reading It's time I returned to Princhester.”
near
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From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not in this weather.
old
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From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
Princhester
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From this reading It's time I returned to Princhester.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's time I returned to Princhester.”
said
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From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Not in this weather.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's time I returned to Princhester.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's time I returned to Princhester.”
weather
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From this reading “Not in this weather.
Well
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From this reading “Well, old Dad!” she said as she drew near.
You've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You've got back a colour.”