Chapter IV
"She paused for a moment. 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this. Soon.' "I asked what she meant by that. "'Never mind what I mean.
The dream: A novel
Chapter IV
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"She
paused
for
a
moment.
'Harry,'
she
said,
'I'm
going
to
get
out
of
this.
Soon.'
"I
asked
what
she
meant
by
that.
"'Never
mind
what
I
mean.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"She
paused
for
a
moment.
Line 2
'Harry,'
she
said,
'I'm
going
to
get
out
of
this.
Line 3
Soon.'
Line 4
"I
asked
what
she
meant
by
that.
Line 5
"'Never
mind
what
I
mean.
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 “"I asked what she meant by that.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Never mind what I mean.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Never mind what I mean.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon.'”
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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 "She paused for a moment.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She paused for a moment.
get
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From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
going
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Harry
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From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
I'm
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From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
mean
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From this reading "'Never mind what I mean.
meant
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From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Never mind what I mean.
moment
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From this reading "She paused for a moment.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Never mind what I mean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
out
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paused
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said
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From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She paused for a moment.
Soon
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From this reading Soon.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Harry,' she said, 'I'm going to get out of this.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I asked what she meant by that.