Chapter IV
Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?” “I like him,” said John. “I’m--glad you let him stay.” “Know why I let him stay?” “Why--no.”
Evered
Chapter IV
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Evered
asked
John:
“What
do
you
make
of
him?”
“I
like
him,”
said
John.
“I’m--glad
you
let
him
stay.”
“Know
why
I
let
him
stay?”
“Why--no.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Evered
asked
John:
“What
do
you
make
of
him?”
Line 2
“I
like
him,”
said
John.
Line 3
“I’m--glad
you
let
him
stay.”
Line 4
“Know
why
I
let
him
stay?”
Line 5
“Why--no.”
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 “Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?””
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Know why I let him stay?””
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I’m--glad you let him stay.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?””
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
Evered
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From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
glad
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From this reading “I’m--glad you let him stay.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I like him,” said John.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m--glad you let him stay.”
John
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From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
KnownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Know why I let him stay?”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I’m--glad you let him stay.”
like
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From this reading “I like him,” said John.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Why--no.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
said
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From this reading “I like him,” said John.
stay
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From this reading “I’m--glad you let him stay.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”
why
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From this reading “Know why I let him stay?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Evered asked John: “What do you make of him?”