Chapter XV
finds me in the toy department of the Stores
"I want," I said, "a present for a child." "Yes, sir. About how old?" "It must be quite new," I said sternly. "Don't be silly.
The day's play
Chapter XV · finds me in the toy department of the Stores
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"I
want,"
I
said,
"a
present
for
a
child."
"Yes,
sir.
About
how
old?"
"It
must
be
quite
new,"
I
said
sternly.
"Don't
be
silly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The day's play
Chapter XV · finds me in the toy department of the Stores
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"I
want,"
I
said,
"a
present
for
a
child."
Line 2
"Yes,
sir.
Line 3
About
how
old?"
Line 4
"It
must
be
quite
new,"
I
said
sternly.
Line 5
"Don't
be
silly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About how old?"”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It must be quite new," I said sternly.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It must be quite new," I said sternly.”
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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 "I want," I said, "a present for a child."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About how old?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be quite new," I said sternly.
child
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From this reading "I want," I said, "a present for a child."
Don't
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From this reading "Don't be silly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I want," I said, "a present for a child."
how
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From this reading About how old?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want," I said, "a present for a child."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be quite new," I said sternly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be quite new," I said sternly.
new
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old
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From this reading About how old?"
present
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From this reading "I want," I said, "a present for a child."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It must be quite new," I said sternly.
said
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silly
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From this reading "Don't be silly.
sir
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From this reading "Yes, sir.
sternly
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want
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From this reading "I want," I said, "a present for a child."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir.