Chapter X
"You mean they were afraid of this trip?" Joy asked. "I can't blame them for that. I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff. Little old internal organs may never be the same."
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Chapter X
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"You
mean
they
were
afraid
of
this
trip?"
Joy
asked.
"I
can't
blame
them
for
that.
I'm
still
a
little
queasy
after
that
takeoff.
Little
old
internal
organs
may
never
be
the
same."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
mean
they
were
afraid
of
this
trip?"
Line 2
Joy
asked.
Line 3
"I
can't
blame
them
for
that.
Line 4
I'm
still
a
little
queasy
after
that
takeoff.
Line 5
Little
old
internal
organs
may
never
be
the
same."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joy asked.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Little old internal organs may never be the same."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little old internal organs may never be the same."”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little old internal organs may never be the same."”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.”
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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'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
afraid
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From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joy asked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
blame
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From this reading "I can't blame them for that.
can't
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From this reading "I can't blame them for that.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I can't blame them for that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't blame them for that.
I'm
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From this reading I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
internal
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From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
Joy
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From this reading Joy asked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
mean
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From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
old
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From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
organs
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From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
queasy
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From this reading I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
takeoff
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From this reading I'm still a little queasy after that takeoff.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can't blame them for that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little old internal organs may never be the same."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can't blame them for that.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
trip
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From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean they were afraid of this trip?"