Chapter IX
Alyosha mused. “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked. “What next.” “On your word of honour.” “My word of honour.”
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Chapter IX
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Alyosha
mused.
“And
you
won’t
tell
Mother?”
he
asked.
“What
next.”
“On
your
word
of
honour.”
“My
word
of
honour.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Alyosha
mused.
Line 2
“And
you
won’t
tell
Mother?”
he
asked.
Line 3
“What
next.”
/wʌt next/
Line 4
“On
your
word
of
honour.”
Line 5
“My
word
of
honour.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What next.””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.”
All words in this reading · 17
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Alyosha
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From this reading Alyosha mused.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
honour
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From this reading “On your word of honour.”
Mother
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From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
mused
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From this reading Alyosha mused.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My word of honour.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What next.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What next.”
won't
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From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
word
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From this reading “On your word of honour.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “On your word of honour.”