Chapter IV
"Maybe not. I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself." She watched me gravely. "Are you, Tal?" It was an uncomfortable question.
A Bullet for Cinderella
Chapter IV
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"Maybe
not.
I'm
the
beer,
bowling,
and
sports
page
type
myself."
She
watched
me
gravely.
"Are
you,
Tal?"
It
was
an
uncomfortable
question.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Maybe
not.
Line 2
I'm
the
beer,
bowling,
and
sports
page
type
myself."
Line 3
She
watched
me
gravely.
Line 4
"Are
you,
Tal?"
Line 5
It
was
an
uncomfortable
question.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was an uncomfortable question.”
All words in this reading · 23
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you, Tal?"
beer
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From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
bowling
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From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
gravely
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From this reading She watched me gravely.
I'm
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From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
Maybe
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From this reading "Maybe not.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She watched me gravely.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Maybe not.
page
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From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched me gravely.
sports
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From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
Tal
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From this reading "Are you, Tal?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
type
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From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
uncomfortable
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From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
watched
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From this reading She watched me gravely.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you, Tal?"