Chapter III
"Yes." Sam ruminated: "When?" "When Kitty gets to bed." "How'll I know?" "I'll come for you."
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Chapter III
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"Yes."
Sam
ruminated:
"When?"
"When
Kitty
gets
to
bed."
"How'll
I
know?"
"I'll
come
for
you."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Yes."
Line 2
Sam
ruminated:
"When?"
Line 3
"When
Kitty
gets
to
bed."
Line 4
"How'll
I
know?"
Line 5
"I'll
come
for
you."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll come for you."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How'll I know?"”
All words in this reading · 15
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bed
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From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll come for you."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll come for you."
gets
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From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
How'll
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From this reading "How'll I know?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How'll I know?"
I'll
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From this reading "I'll come for you."
Kitty
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From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How'll I know?"
ruminated
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From this reading Sam ruminated: "When?"
Sam
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From this reading Sam ruminated: "When?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sam ruminated: "When?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll come for you."