Chapter V
I was silent awhile; we looked at each other. “Then what am I to tell him?” “You needn’t tell him anything. _I’ll_ tell him.” I measured this.
The Turn of the Screw
Chapter V
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I
was
silent
awhile;
we
looked
at
each
other.
“Then
what
am
I
to
tell
him?”
“You
needn’t
tell
him
anything.
_I’ll_
tell
him.”
I
measured
this.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
was
silent
awhile;
we
looked
at
each
other.
Line 2
“Then
what
am
I
to
tell
him?”
Line 3
“You
needn’t
tell
him
anything.
Line 4
_I’ll_
tell
him.”
Line 5
I
measured
this.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““You needn’t tell him anything.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then what am I to tell him?””
All words in this reading · 21
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “You needn’t tell him anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
awhile
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From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
I'll
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From this reading _I’ll_ tell him.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
measured
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From this reading I measured this.
needn't
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From this reading “You needn’t tell him anything.
other
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From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
silent
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From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
Then
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From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I measured this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Then what am I to tell him?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You needn’t tell him anything.