Chapter VI
“See the island?” I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes. “It weren’t real. We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.” I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
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Chapter VI
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“See
the
island?”
I
answered
in
the
affirmative,
and
horror
came
into
his
eyes.
“It
weren’t
real.
We’re
right
on
our
course,
an’
there’s
never
an
island
there.”
I
saw
Lennie’s
lips
moving,
and
I
knew
he
was
still
cursing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“See
the
island?”
Line 2
I
answered
in
the
affirmative,
and
horror
came
into
his
eyes.
Line 3
“It
weren’t
real.
Line 4
We’re
right
on
our
course,
an’
there’s
never
an
island
there.”
Line 5
I
saw
Lennie’s
lips
moving,
and
I
knew
he
was
still
cursing.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.””
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.””
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.”
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affirmative
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From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
came
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From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
cursing
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From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
eyes
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From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
horror
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From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I answered in the affirmative, and horror came into his eyes.
island
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From this reading “See the island?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It weren’t real.
knew
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From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
Lennie's
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From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
lips
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From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
moving
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From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
real
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From this reading “It weren’t real.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
saw
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From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
See
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From this reading “See the island?”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “See the island?”
there
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From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
there's
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From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I saw Lennie’s lips moving, and I knew he was still cursing.
We're
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From this reading We’re right on our course, an’ there’s never an island there.”
weren't
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From this reading “It weren’t real.