Chapter XII
"My influence, I think," Spookie said. "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook." "How did you get here? You didn't answer that one." "I was anxious about Joy, naturally.
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Chapter XII
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"My
influence,
I
think,"
Spookie
said.
"You're
sure
full
of
questions
for
a
reporter
without
a
notebook."
"How
did
you
get
here?
You
didn't
answer
that
one."
"I
was
anxious
about
Joy,
naturally.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"My
influence,
I
think,"
Spookie
said.
Line 2
"You're
sure
full
of
questions
for
a
reporter
without
a
notebook."
Line 3
"How
did
you
get
here?
Line 4
You
didn't
answer
that
one."
Line 5
"I
was
anxious
about
Joy,
naturally.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I was anxious about Joy, naturally.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How did you get here?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You didn't answer that one."”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My influence, I think," Spookie said.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."”
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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 "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I was anxious about Joy, naturally.
answer
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From this reading You didn't answer that one."
anxious
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From this reading "I was anxious about Joy, naturally.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you get here?
didn't
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From this reading You didn't answer that one."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
full
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From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
get
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From this reading "How did you get here?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How did you get here?
How
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From this reading "How did you get here?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My influence, I think," Spookie said.
influence
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From this reading "My influence, I think," Spookie said.
Joy
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From this reading "I was anxious about Joy, naturally.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My influence, I think," Spookie said.
naturally
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From this reading "I was anxious about Joy, naturally.
notebook
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From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You didn't answer that one."
questions
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From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
reporter
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From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
said
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From this reading "My influence, I think," Spookie said.
Spookie
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From this reading "My influence, I think," Spookie said.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You didn't answer that one."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My influence, I think," Spookie said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was anxious about Joy, naturally.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How did you get here?
You're
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From this reading "You're sure full of questions for a reporter without a notebook."