Chapter III
“And be bawled at by duffers? No fear!” said I. “Leave that to the plough-boys.” “But an officer?” “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
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Chapter III
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“And
be
bawled
at
by
duffers?
No
fear!”
said
I.
“Leave
that
to
the
plough-boys.”
“But
an
officer?”
“I
don’t
know,”
I
said,
evading
a
shameful
difficulty.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
be
bawled
at
by
duffers?
Line 2
No
fear!”
said
I.
Line 3
“Leave
that
to
the
plough-boys.”
Line 4
“But
an
officer?”
Line 5
“I
don’t
know,”
I
said,
evading
a
shameful
difficulty.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.”
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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 “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But an officer?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And be bawled at by duffers?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And be bawled at by duffers?
bawled
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From this reading “And be bawled at by duffers?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And be bawled at by duffers?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But an officer?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And be bawled at by duffers?
difficulty
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From this reading “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
duffers
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From this reading “And be bawled at by duffers?
evading
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From this reading “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
fear
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From this reading No fear!” said I.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No fear!” said I.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
Leave
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From this reading “Leave that to the plough-boys.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No fear!” said I.
officer
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From this reading “But an officer?”
plough-boys
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From this reading “Leave that to the plough-boys.”
said
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From this reading No fear!” said I.
shameful
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From this reading “I don’t know,” I said, evading a shameful difficulty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Leave that to the plough-boys.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Leave that to the plough-boys.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Leave that to the plough-boys.”