Chapter III
GIRL. No. They would not take a German, even if she was good. Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad. Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy? She puts her face close to his.
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Chapter III
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GIRL.
No.
They
would
not
take
a
German,
even
if
she
was
good.
Besides,
I
don't
want
to
be
good
any
more--I
am
not
a
humbug;
I
have
learned
to
be
bad.
Aren't
you
going
to
kees
me,
ni-ice
boy?
She
puts
her
face
close
to
his.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GIRL.
Line 2
No.
They
would
not
take
a
German,
even
if
she
was
good.
Line 3
Besides,
I
don't
want
to
be
good
any
more--I
am
not
a
humbug;
I
have
learned
to
be
bad.
Line 4
Aren't
you
going
to
kees
me,
ni-ice
boy?
Line 5
She
puts
her
face
close
to
his.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.”
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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 No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
any
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
Aren't
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From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?
bad
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
boy
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From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?
close
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From this reading She puts her face close to his.
don't
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
face
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From this reading She puts her face close to his.
German
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From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
GIRL
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From this reading GIRL.
going
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From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She puts her face close to his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She puts her face close to his.
humbug
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
kees
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From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?
learned
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?
more
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
ni-ice
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From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
puts
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From this reading She puts her face close to his.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
want
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From this reading Besides, I don't want to be good any more--I am not a humbug; I have learned to be bad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No. They would not take a German, even if she was good.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aren't you going to kees me, ni-ice boy?