Chapter XXII
GODLEIGH. [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm. But she will come. Go away, my dear. [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
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Chapter XXII
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GODLEIGH.
[Cocking
his
eye,
and
not
at
all
abashed]
Surely,
m'm.
But
she
will
come.
Go
away,
my
dear.
[TIBBY,
never
taking
her
eyes
off
MRS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GODLEIGH.
Line 2
[Cocking
his
eye,
and
not
at
all
abashed]
Surely,
m'm.
Line 3
But
she
will
come.
/bʌt ʃiː wɪl come/
Line 4
Go
away,
my
dear.
Line 5
[TIBBY,
never
taking
her
eyes
off
MRS.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she will come.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.”
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abashed
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm.
away
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From this reading Go away, my dear.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she will come.
Cocking
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she will come.
dear
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From this reading Go away, my dear.
eye
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eyes
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From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
Go
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From this reading Go away, my dear.
GODLEIGH
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From this reading GODLEIGH.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm.
m'm
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From this reading [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm.
MRS
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From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Go away, my dear.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm.
off
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From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she will come.
Surely
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From this reading [Cocking his eye, and not at all abashed] Surely, m'm.
taking
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From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
TIBBY
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From this reading [TIBBY, never taking her eyes off MRS.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But she will come.