Chapter XXVII
SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?" Mrs. Selford asked a little apprehensively. Her manner craved reassurance. "Why put that question to me--to me, of all people? Is it on the principle of knowing the worst?
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Chapter XXVII
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SAMPLES
OF
THE
BULK
"You
do
think
they'll
be
happy?"
Mrs.
Selford
asked
a
little
apprehensively.
Her
manner
craved
reassurance.
"Why
put
that
question
to
me--to
me,
of
all
people?
Is
it
on
the
principle
of
knowing
the
worst?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SAMPLES
OF
THE
BULK
"You
do
think
they'll
be
happy?"
Line 2
Mrs.
Selford
asked
a
little
apprehensively.
Line 3
Her
manner
craved
reassurance.
Line 4
"Why
put
that
question
to
me--to
me,
of
all
people?
Line 5
Is
it
on
the
principle
of
knowing
the
worst?
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Selford asked a little apprehensively.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Selford asked a little apprehensively.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Why put that question to me--to me, of all people?”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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apprehensively
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Selford asked a little apprehensively.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"
BULK
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craved
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From this reading Her manner craved reassurance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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happy
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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her manner craved reassurance.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it on the principle of knowing the worst?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knowing
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Selford asked a little apprehensively.
manner
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From this reading Her manner craved reassurance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Mrs
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Is it on the principle of knowing the worst?
people
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principle
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put
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questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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reassurance
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From this reading Her manner craved reassurance.
SAMPLES
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Selford
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why put that question to me--to me, of all people?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"
they'll
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From this reading SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why put that question to me--to me, of all people?
Why
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worst
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SAMPLES OF THE BULK "You do think they'll be happy?"