Chapter V
"I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly. "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me." "What? oh! what?" cried Pink. "I cannot say," sighed Blue. "How can one tell what is inside one?
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Chapter V
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"I
like
to
give
pleasure,
too,"
said
Blue,
modestly.
"And
I
hope
I
may,
for
something
beautiful
is
written
inside
me."
"What?
oh!
what?"
cried
Pink.
"I
cannot
say,"
sighed
Blue.
"How
can
one
tell
what
is
inside
one?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
like
to
give
pleasure,
too,"
said
Blue,
modestly.
Line 2
"And
I
hope
I
may,
for
something
beautiful
is
written
inside
me."
Line 3
"What?
oh!
what?"
cried
Pink.
Line 4
"I
cannot
say,"
sighed
Blue.
Line 5
"How
can
one
tell
what
is
inside
one?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What? oh! what?" cried Pink.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"How can one tell what is inside one?”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How can one tell what is inside one?”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
beautiful
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From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
Blue
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can one tell what is inside one?
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot say," sighed Blue.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What? oh! what?" cried Pink.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
give
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
hope
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From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
How
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From this reading "How can one tell what is inside one?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
inside
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From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
like
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
modestly
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
oh
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From this reading "What? oh! what?" cried Pink.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "How can one tell what is inside one?
Pink
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From this reading "What? oh! what?" cried Pink.
pleasure
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
said
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
say
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From this reading "I cannot say," sighed Blue.
sighed
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From this reading "I cannot say," sighed Blue.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can one tell what is inside one?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
too
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From this reading "I like to give pleasure, too," said Blue, modestly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What? oh! what?" cried Pink.
written
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From this reading "And I hope I may, for something beautiful is written inside me."