Chapter VI
“Well--I’m da-asht!” “Alma! My _dear_!” “Con!--Is it true?” “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
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Chapter VI
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“Well--I’m
da-asht!”
“Alma!
My
_dear_!”
“Con!--Is
it
true?”
“Oh,
you
dear,
horribly
mean
things!”--
“To
do
us
out
of
it
all
like
that!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well--I’m
da-asht!”
Line 2
“Alma!
Line 3
My
_dear_!”
Line 4
“Con!--Is
it
true?”
Line 5
“Oh,
you
dear,
horribly
mean
things!”--
“To
do
us
out
of
it
all
like
that!”
Learner Dictionary
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Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well--I’m da-asht!””
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all
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From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Alma
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From this reading “Alma!
Con
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From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
da-asht
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From this reading “Well--I’m da-asht!”
dear
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From this reading My _dear_!”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
horribly
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From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
I'm
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From this reading “Well--I’m da-asht!”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
like
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From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
mean
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My _dear_!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
out
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From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
things
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From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
true
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From this reading “Con!--Is it true?”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”
Well
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From this reading “Well--I’m da-asht!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you dear, horribly mean things!”-- “To do us out of it all like that!”