Chapter VIII
“Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.” Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss. “Did she love you at first sight, too?” He blew out a long puff of smoke. “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
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“Yes;
I
don’t
think
I
understand
that—yet.”
Winton
drew
breath
through
his
teeth
with
a
subdued
hiss.
“Did
she
love
you
at
first
sight,
too?”
He
blew
out
a
long
puff
of
smoke.
“One
easily
believes
what
one
wants
to—but
I
think
she
did.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes;
I
don’t
think
I
understand
that—yet.”
Line 2
Winton
drew
breath
through
his
teeth
with
a
subdued
hiss.
Line 3
“Did
she
love
you
at
first
sight,
too?”
Line 4
He
blew
out
a
long
puff
of
smoke.
Line 5
“One
easily
believes
what
one
wants
to—but
I
think
she
did.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did she love you at first sight, too?””
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He blew out a long puff of smoke.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.””
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.””
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.””
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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 Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
believes
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From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
blew
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From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
breath
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From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
don't
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From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
easily
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From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
hiss
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From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
love
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From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
out
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From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
puff
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From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
sight
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From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
smoke
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From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
subdued
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From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
teeth
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From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
too
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From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
wants
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From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
Winton
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From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”