Chapter V
"Bifid limb, you know. How is it? Now you're down this way, come in. Come in and let me have a look at it again. You young roughs!
The Wonderful Visit
Chapter V
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"Bifid
limb,
you
know.
How
is
it?
Now
you're
down
this
way,
come
in.
Come
in
and
let
me
have
a
look
at
it
again.
You
young
roughs!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Bifid
limb,
you
know.
Line 2
How
is
it?
Line 3
Now
you're
down
this
way,
come
in.
Line 4
Come
in
and
let
me
have
a
look
at
it
again.
/come ɪn ənd let miː hæv ə look æt ɪt again/
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You
young
roughs!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in and let me have a look at it again.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now you're down this way, come in.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Come in and let me have a look at it again.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bifid limb, you know.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come in and let me have a look at it again.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in and let me have a look at it again.”
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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 Come in and let me have a look at it again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
Bifid
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From this reading "Bifid limb, you know.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
down
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From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
How
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From this reading How is it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is it?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bifid limb, you know.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
limb
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From this reading "Bifid limb, you know.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come in and let me have a look at it again.
Now
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From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
roughs
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From this reading You young roughs!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
way
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From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bifid limb, you know.
you're
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From this reading Now you're down this way, come in.
young
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From this reading You young roughs!