Chapter VIII
“You’re just dead tired,” I said. He nodded. Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else? I’ve always come here. Every month.
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Chapter VIII
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“You’re
just
dead
tired,”
I
said.
He
nodded.
Then,
as
if
something
in
my
words
had
stung
him—
“Where
else?
I’ve
always
come
here.
Every
month.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You’re
just
dead
tired,”
I
said.
Line 2
He
nodded.
/hiː nodded/
Line 3
Then,
as
if
something
in
my
words
had
stung
him—
“Where
else?
Line 4
I’ve
always
come
here.
Line 5
Every
month.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve always come here.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’re just dead tired,” I said.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every month.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve always come here.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?”
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always
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From this reading I’ve always come here.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve always come here.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’re just dead tired,” I said.
else
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From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve always come here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’re just dead tired,” I said.
I've
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From this reading I’ve always come here.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
just
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From this reading “You’re just dead tired,” I said.
month
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From this reading Every month.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded.
said
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From this reading “You’re just dead tired,” I said.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
stung
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From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
Then
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tired
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WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
words
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From this reading Then, as if something in my words had stung him— “Where else?
You're
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From this reading “You’re just dead tired,” I said.