Chapter XXI
“Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am? Say, who do you think you are talking to? What?” She was pretty to look at. Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
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Chapter XXI
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“Say,”
said
the
girl,
blazing
upon
him
with
low-voiced
indignation,
“what
do
you
think
I
am?
Say,
who
do
you
think
you
are
talking
to?
What?”
She
was
pretty
to
look
at.
Her
eyes
were
big,
brown,
intrepid
and
bright.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Say,”
said
the
girl,
blazing
upon
him
with
low-voiced
indignation,
“what
do
you
think
I
am?
Line 2
Say,
who
do
you
think
you
are
talking
to?
Line 3
What?”
/wʌt/
Line 4
She
was
pretty
to
look
at.
Line 5
Her
eyes
were
big,
brown,
intrepid
and
bright.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was pretty to look at.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Say, who do you think you are talking to?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was pretty to look at.
big
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From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
blazing
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From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
bright
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From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
brown
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From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
girl
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From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
indignation
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From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
intrepid
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From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was pretty to look at.
low-voiced
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From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
pretty
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From this reading She was pretty to look at.
said
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From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
Say
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From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pretty to look at.
talking
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From this reading Say, who do you think you are talking to?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, who do you think you are talking to?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was pretty to look at.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were big, brown, intrepid and bright.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Say, who do you think you are talking to?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say,” said the girl, blazing upon him with low-voiced indignation, “what do you think I am?