Chapter VIII
“We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested. “Oh, I don’t know as I am. I never went much at home. Papa didn’t care to have me.” “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
An Open-Eyed Conspiracy
Chapter VIII
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“We
must
get
up
a
few
if
you’re
so
fond
of
them,”
Kendricks
playfully
suggested.
“Oh,
I
don’t
know
as
I
am.
I
never
went
much
at
home.
Papa
didn’t
care
to
have
me.”
“Ah,
do
you
think
it
was
right
for
him
to
keep
you
all
to
himself?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“We
must
get
up
a
few
if
you’re
so
fond
of
them,”
Kendricks
playfully
suggested.
Line 2
“Oh,
I
don’t
know
as
I
am.
Line 3
I
never
went
much
at
home.
Line 4
Papa
didn’t
care
to
have
me.”
Line 5
“Ah,
do
you
think
it
was
right
for
him
to
keep
you
all
to
himself?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Papa didn’t care to have me.””
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I don’t know as I am.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never went much at home.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never went much at home.”
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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 “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
all
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From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know as I am.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know as I am.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I never went much at home.
care
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From this reading Papa didn’t care to have me.”
didn't
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From this reading Papa didn’t care to have me.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
don't
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know as I am.
few
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
fond
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
get
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Papa didn’t care to have me.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
home
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From this reading I never went much at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know as I am.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
keep
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From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
Kendricks
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know as I am.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa didn’t care to have me.”
much
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From this reading I never went much at home.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never went much at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I don’t know as I am.
Papa
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From this reading Papa didn’t care to have me.”
playfully
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
suggested
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Papa didn’t care to have me.”
up
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never went much at home.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, do you think it was right for him to keep you all to himself?”
you're
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From this reading “We must get up a few if you’re so fond of them,” Kendricks playfully suggested.