Chapter VI
“Away from here. Away from _them_. Away, even most of all, now, from me. Straight to her uncle.” “Only to tell on you—?”
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Chapter VI
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“Away
from
here.
Away
from
_them_.
Away,
even
most
of
all,
now,
from
me.
Straight
to
her
uncle.”
“Only
to
tell
on
you—?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Away
from
here.
Line 2
Away
from
_them_.
Line 3
Away,
even
most
of
all,
now,
from
me.
Line 4
Straight
to
her
uncle.”
Line 5
“Only
to
tell
on
you—?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Away, even most of all, now, from me.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Away from here.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Only to tell on you—?””
All words in this reading · 18
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all
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From this reading Away, even most of all, now, from me.
Away
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From this reading “Away from here.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Away, even most of all, now, from me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Away from here.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Straight to her uncle.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Away from here.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Away, even most of all, now, from me.
most
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From this reading Away, even most of all, now, from me.
now
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From this reading Away, even most of all, now, from me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away, even most of all, now, from me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Only to tell on you—?”
Only
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From this reading “Only to tell on you—?”
Straight
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From this reading Straight to her uncle.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only to tell on you—?”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Away from _them_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Straight to her uncle.”
uncle
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From this reading Straight to her uncle.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Only to tell on you—?”