Chapter III
The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh. "Don't laugh! Listen!" I said to him. "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women
Chapter III
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The
genial
Scotchman
broke
out
into
a
loud
laugh.
"Don't
laugh!
Listen!"
I
said
to
him.
"Tell
me,
why
didn't
Garlicho
go
on
with
the
work,
and
what
do
you
know
about
Onativia?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
genial
Scotchman
broke
out
into
a
loud
laugh.
Line 2
"Don't
laugh!
Line 3
Listen!"
Line 4
I
said
to
him.
Line 5
"Tell
me,
why
didn't
Garlicho
go
on
with
the
work,
and
what
do
you
know
about
Onativia?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"”
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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 The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
broke
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From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
didn't
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From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't laugh!
Garlicho
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genial
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From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
go
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
laugh
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From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
Listen
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From this reading Listen!"
loud
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From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
Onativia
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out
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From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
said
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From this reading I said to him.
Scotchman
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From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The genial Scotchman broke out into a loud laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
why
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From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
work
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From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me, why didn't Garlicho go on with the work, and what do you know about Onativia?"