Chapter IX
"I came back and tried to find a Cindy. I didn't know your right name. I found a couple. Cindy Waskowitz--" "A great fat pig. But nothing jolly about her.
A Bullet for Cinderella
Chapter IX
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"I
came
back
and
tried
to
find
a
Cindy.
I
didn't
know
your
right
name.
I
found
a
couple.
Cindy
Waskowitz--"
"A
great
fat
pig.
But
nothing
jolly
about
her.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
came
back
and
tried
to
find
a
Cindy.
Line 2
I
didn't
know
your
right
name.
Line 3
I
found
a
couple.
/aɪ found ə ˈkʌpəl/
Line 4
Cindy
Waskowitz--"
"A
great
fat
pig.
Line 5
But
nothing
jolly
about
her.
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 “But nothing jolly about her.”
Couple
noun
US /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading “I found a couple.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found a couple.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cindy Waskowitz--" "A great fat pig.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know your right name.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know your right name.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But nothing jolly about her.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know your right name.”
All words in this reading · 25
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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 came back and tried to find a Cindy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But nothing jolly about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
back
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From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing jolly about her.
came
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From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
Cindy
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From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading I found a couple.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't know your right name.
fat
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From this reading Cindy Waskowitz--" "A great fat pig.
find
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From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found a couple.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cindy Waskowitz--" "A great fat pig.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But nothing jolly about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
jolly
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From this reading But nothing jolly about her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know your right name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know your right name.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing jolly about her.
pig
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From this reading Cindy Waskowitz--" "A great fat pig.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know your right name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
tried
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From this reading "I came back and tried to find a Cindy.
Waskowitz
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From this reading Cindy Waskowitz--" "A great fat pig.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I didn't know your right name.