Chapter V
His face turned like a dream face. "Hush!" he said quickly. "Don't mention _him_. There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said. A creep came over me.
Day and Night Stories
Chapter V
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His
face
turned
like
a
dream
face.
"Hush!"
he
said
quickly.
"Don't
mention
_him_.
There's
a
bit
of
him
in
you
as
well
as
in
me,
and
it
was
here,
you
know,
he
wrote----"
I
didn't
hear
the
rest
of
what
he
said.
A
creep
came
over
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
His
face
turned
like
a
dream
face.
Line 2
"Hush!"
he
said
quickly.
Line 3
"Don't
mention
_him_.
Line 4
There's
a
bit
of
him
in
you
as
well
as
in
me,
and
it
was
here,
you
know,
he
wrote----"
I
didn't
hear
the
rest
of
what
he
said.
Line 5
A
creep
came
over
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “His face turned like a dream face.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A creep came over me.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.”
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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 His face turned like a dream face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
bit
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From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
came
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From this reading A creep came over me.
creep
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From this reading A creep came over me.
didn't
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From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't mention _him_.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
face
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From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't mention _him_.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
Hush
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From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
like
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From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
mention
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From this reading "Don't mention _him_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A creep came over me.
quickly
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From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
said
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From this reading "Hush!" he said quickly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
There's
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From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
turned
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From this reading His face turned like a dream face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
well
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From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
wrote
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From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a bit of him in you as well as in me, and it was here, you know, he wrote----" I didn't hear the rest of what he said.