Chapter XXIII
I am not afraid. My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.” And she tried to raise herself in the bed. Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her. “Mother,” she said.
Chippinge Borough
Chapter XXIII
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I
am
not
afraid.
My
neck
is
small,
and
it
will
be
but
a
squeeze.”
And
she
tried
to
raise
herself
in
the
bed.
Mary
laid
gentle
hands
on
her,
and
restrained
her.
“Mother,”
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
am
not
afraid.
Line 2
My
neck
is
small,
and
it
will
be
but
a
squeeze.”
Line 3
And
she
tried
to
raise
herself
in
the
bed.
Line 4
Mary
laid
gentle
hands
on
her,
and
restrained
her.
Line 5
“Mother,”
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And she tried to raise herself in the bed.”
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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 My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
afraid
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From this reading I am not afraid.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not afraid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
bed
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From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
gentle
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From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not afraid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
laid
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From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
Mary
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From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
Mother
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From this reading “Mother,” she said.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
neck
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From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not afraid.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
raise
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From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
restrained
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From this reading Mary laid gentle hands on her, and restrained her.
said
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From this reading “Mother,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
small
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From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
squeeze
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From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
tried
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From this reading And she tried to raise herself in the bed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My neck is small, and it will be but a squeeze.”