Chapter III
"I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo." "At Lebo!" I cried eagerly. "Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?" "Yea.
The Veiled Man
Chapter III
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"I
am
of
the
Kel-Oui,
and
was
born
at
Lebo."
"At
Lebo!"
I
cried
eagerly.
"Then
thou
knowest
of
the
Three
Dwarfs
of
Lebo?"
"Yea.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
am
of
the
Kel-Oui,
and
was
born
at
Lebo."
Line 2
"At
Lebo!"
Line 3
I
cried
eagerly.
Line 4
"Then
thou
knowest
of
the
Three
Dwarfs
of
Lebo?"
Line 5
"Yea.
/jeɪ/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried eagerly.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?"”
Yea
exclamation
US /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “"Yea.”
All words in this reading · 18
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried eagerly.
Dwarfs
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From this reading "Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?"
eagerly
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From this reading I cried eagerly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
Kel-Oui
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From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
knowest
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From this reading "Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?"
Lebo
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From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
Then
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From this reading "Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?"
Three
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From this reading "Then thou knowest of the Three Dwarfs of Lebo?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am of the Kel-Oui, and was born at Lebo."
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading "Yea.