Chapter XXII
‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye. There’s an end of it.’ Mr. Kendal stood aghast. ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’ ‘Your uncle?’
The Young Step-Mother
Chapter XXII
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‘There!’
cried
Ulick
O’More,
‘I
may
wish
you
all
good-bye.
There’s
an
end
of
it.’
Mr.
Kendal
stood
aghast.
‘He’s
insulted
my
father
and
my
family,’
cried
Ulick,
‘and
does
he
think
I’ll
write
another
cipher
for
him?’
‘Your
uncle?’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘There!’
cried
Ulick
O’More,
‘I
may
wish
you
all
good-bye.
Line 2
There’s
an
end
of
it.’
Line 3
Mr.
Kendal
stood
aghast.
Line 4
‘He’s
insulted
my
father
and
my
family,’
cried
Ulick,
‘and
does
he
think
I’ll
write
another
cipher
for
him?’
Line 5
‘Your
uncle?’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’”
Cipher
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading “‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Kendal stood aghast.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’”
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aghast
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From this reading Mr. Kendal stood aghast.
all
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From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There’s an end of it.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
ciphernounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
end
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From this reading There’s an end of it.’
family
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From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
father
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From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
good-bye
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From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
He's
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From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
I'll
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From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
insulted
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From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There’s an end of it.’
Kendal
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From this reading Mr. Kendal stood aghast.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Kendal stood aghast.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
O'More
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From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s an end of it.’
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Kendal stood aghast.
There
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From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
There's
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From this reading There’s an end of it.’
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
Ulick
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From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
uncle
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From this reading ‘Your uncle?’
wish
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From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
write
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From this reading ‘He’s insulted my father and my family,’ cried Ulick, ‘and does he think I’ll write another cipher for him?’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘There!’ cried Ulick O’More, ‘I may wish you all good-bye.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Your uncle?’