Chapter V
"Miss Kitty!" "Well, what is it?" Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself. "Please, ma'am, don't be skeer'd." "Why should I be frightened?
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"Miss
Kitty!"
"Well,
what
is
it?"
Kitty
was
startled
a
little
in
spite
of
herself.
"Please,
ma'am,
don't
be
skeer'd."
"Why
should
I
be
frightened?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Miss
Kitty!"
Line 2
"Well,
what
is
it?"
Line 3
Kitty
was
startled
a
little
in
spite
of
herself.
Line 4
"Please,
ma'am,
don't
be
skeer'd."
Line 5
"Why
should
I
be
frightened?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, what is it?"”
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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 Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Please, ma'am, don't be skeer'd."
don't
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From this reading "Please, ma'am, don't be skeer'd."
frightened
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From this reading "Why should I be frightened?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why should I be frightened?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, what is it?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, what is it?"
Kitty
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From this reading "Miss Kitty!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
ma'am
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From this reading "Please, ma'am, don't be skeer'd."
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Kitty!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
Please
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From this reading "Please, ma'am, don't be skeer'd."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should I be frightened?
skeer'd
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From this reading "Please, ma'am, don't be skeer'd."
spite
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From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
startled
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From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty was startled a little in spite of herself.
Well
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From this reading "Well, what is it?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what is it?"
Why
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From this reading "Why should I be frightened?