Chapter III
Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom? Ask Aunt Maria. She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to." Great Heavens! It's at _me_ they're staring!
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Chapter III
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Deck
crowded
with
passengers
now:
all
pointing
and
staring ...
at
whom?
Ask
Aunt
Maria.
She
declines
to
tell
me:
says,
severely,
that
"If
I
don't
know,
I
ought
to."
Great
Heavens!
It's
at
_me_
they're
staring!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Deck
crowded
with
passengers
now:
all
pointing
and
staring ...
at
whom?
Line 2
Ask
Aunt
Maria.
Line 3
She
declines
to
tell
me:
says,
severely,
that
"If
I
don't
know,
I
ought
to."
Line 4
Great
Heavens!
Line 5
It's
at
_me_
they're
staring!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great Heavens!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."”
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all
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From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Ask
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From this reading Ask Aunt Maria.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Aunt
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From this reading Ask Aunt Maria.
crowded
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Deck
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declines
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don't
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From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great Heavens!
Heavens
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From this reading Great Heavens!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
It's
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From this reading It's at _me_ they're staring!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
Maria
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From this reading Ask Aunt Maria.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
now
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From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
passengers
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From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?
pointing
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From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?
says
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From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
severely
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From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
staring
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From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
they're
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From this reading It's at _me_ they're staring!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She declines to tell me: says, severely, that "If I don't know, I ought to."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deck crowded with passengers now: all pointing and staring ... at whom?