Chapter VIII
"Stop it!" she cried. "All right. I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again." She smiled. "Steve, I'm going along with you.
Highways in Hiding
Chapter VIII
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"Stop
it!"
she
cried.
"All
right.
I'll
stop
as
soon
as
you
tell
me
what
you
intend
to
do
with
me
now
that
you've
caught
up
with
me
again."
She
smiled.
"Steve,
I'm
going
along
with
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Stop
it!"
she
cried.
Line 2
"All
right.
Line 3
I'll
stop
as
soon
as
you
tell
me
what
you
intend
to
do
with
me
now
that
you've
caught
up
with
me
again."
Line 4
She
smiled.
Line 5
"Steve,
I'm
going
along
with
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."”
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Steve, I'm going along with you.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stop it!" she cried.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
All
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From this reading "All right.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Steve, I'm going along with you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
caught
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop it!" she cried.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
going
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From this reading "Steve, I'm going along with you.
I'll
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
I'm
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From this reading "Steve, I'm going along with you.
intend
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Stop it!" she cried.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
now
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stop it!" she cried.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled.
soon
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
Steve
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From this reading "Steve, I'm going along with you.
Stop
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From this reading "Stop it!" she cried.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
up
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."
you've
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From this reading I'll stop as soon as you tell me what you intend to do with me now that you've caught up with me again."