Chapter III
And then--he said them for me. I flushed. ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked. ‘How did you know?’ ‘It’s what you said to me three years ago, when “Fungoids” was published.’
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Chapter III
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And
then--he
said
them
for
me.
I
flushed.
‘That’s
what
you
were
going
to
say,
isn’t
it?’
he
asked.
‘How
did
you
know?’
‘It’s
what
you
said
to
me
three
years
ago,
when
“Fungoids”
was
published.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
And
then--he
said
them
for
me.
Line 2
I
flushed.
Line 3
‘That’s
what
you
were
going
to
say,
isn’t
it?’
he
asked.
Line 4
‘How
did
you
know?’
Line 5
‘It’s
what
you
said
to
me
three
years
ago,
when
“Fungoids”
was
published.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘How did you know?’”
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ago
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From this reading ‘It’s what you said to me three years ago, when “Fungoids” was published.’
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then--he said them for me.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘How did you know?’
flushed
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From this reading I flushed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Fungoids
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going
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then--he said them for me.
How
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From this reading ‘How did you know?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I flushed.
isn't
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From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
It's
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘How did you know?’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then--he said them for me.
published
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said
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say
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That's
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From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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then
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three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It’s what you said to me three years ago, when “Fungoids” was published.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘It’s what you said to me three years ago, when “Fungoids” was published.’
years
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From this reading ‘It’s what you said to me three years ago, when “Fungoids” was published.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘That’s what you were going to say, isn’t it?’ he asked.