Chapter VI
"Yes, dear." "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me. I want to know so many things." She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead. Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
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"Yes,
dear."
"There
are
a
hundred
questions
then
that
you
must
answer
me.
I
want
to
know
so
many
things."
She
looked
away
and
passed
a
thin
hand
over
her
forehead.
Finally
she
turned
her
big
brown
eyes
toward
me
and
said:
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes,
dear."
Line 2
"There
are
a
hundred
questions
then
that
you
must
answer
me.
Line 3
I
want
to
know
so
many
things."
Line 4
She
looked
away
and
passed
a
thin
hand
over
her
forehead.
Line 5
Finally
she
turned
her
big
brown
eyes
toward
me
and
said:
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want to know so many things."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
Thin
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:”
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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 "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
answer
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From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
away
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From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
big
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brown
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dear
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From this reading "Yes, dear."
eyes
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Finally
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From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
forehead
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From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
hand
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From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
hundred
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From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to know so many things."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want to know so many things."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
many
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From this reading I want to know so many things."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
questions
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From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
said
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From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I want to know so many things."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
then
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From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
There
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From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
things
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From this reading I want to know so many things."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to know so many things."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
turned
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From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
want
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From this reading I want to know so many things."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, dear."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.