Chapter XXIV
“Oh I know she is,” Nanda said. “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?” He sat and smiled at her. “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course. You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
The Awkward Age
Chapter XXIV
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“Oh
I
know
she
is,”
Nanda
said.
“It’s
YOU--”
“Who
may
be
only
the
flashing
meteor?”
He
sat
and
smiled
at
her.
“I
promise
you
then
that
your
words
have
stayed
me
in
my
course.
You’ve
made
me
stand
as
still
as
Joshua
made
the
sun.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh
I
know
she
is,”
Nanda
said.
Line 2
“It’s
YOU--”
“Who
may
be
only
the
flashing
meteor?”
Line 3
He
sat
and
smiled
at
her.
Line 4
“I
promise
you
then
that
your
words
have
stayed
me
in
my
course.
Line 5
You’ve
made
me
stand
as
still
as
Joshua
made
the
sun.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?””
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.””
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
flashing
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From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
It's
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From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
Joshua
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From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
made
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From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
meteor
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From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
Nanda
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From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
only
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From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
promise
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From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
said
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From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
sat
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From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh I know she is,” Nanda said.
smiled
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From this reading He sat and smiled at her.
stand
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From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
stayed
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From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
sun
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From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
then
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From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
words
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From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s YOU--” “Who may be only the flashing meteor?”
You've
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From this reading You’ve made me stand as still as Joshua made the sun.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I promise you then that your words have stayed me in my course.