Chapter IX
"My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare. "'Did she tell you that?' "'Practically,' I lied. 'I kind of got it out of her.' "'But 'e's married already!' said my mother.
The dream: A novel
Chapter IX
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"My
cheeks
and
ears
grew
hot
under
my
mother's
hostile
stare.
"'Did
she
tell
you
that?'
"'Practically,'
I
lied.
'I
kind
of
got
it
out
of
her.'
"'But
'e's
married
already!'
said
my
mother.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"My
cheeks
and
ears
grew
hot
under
my
mother's
hostile
stare.
Line 2
"'Did
she
tell
you
that?'
/dɪd ʃiː tell juː ðæt/
Line 3
"'Practically,'
I
lied.
Line 4
'I
kind
of
got
it
out
of
her.'
Line 5
"'But
'e's
married
already!'
said
my
mother.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'But 'e's married already!' said my mother.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Did she tell you that?'”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.”
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'But 'e's married already!' said my mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'But 'e's married already!' said my mother.
cheeks
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From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "'Did she tell you that?'
e's
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ears
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got
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From this reading 'I kind of got it out of her.'
grew
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I kind of got it out of her.'
hostile
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hot
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From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Practically,' I lied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I kind of got it out of her.'
kind
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lied
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From this reading "'Practically,' I lied.
married
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mother
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mother's
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From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I kind of got it out of her.'
out
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From this reading 'I kind of got it out of her.'
Practically
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From this reading "'Practically,' I lied.
said
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From this reading "'But 'e's married already!' said my mother.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Did she tell you that?'
stare
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From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Did she tell you that?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Did she tell you that?'
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "My cheeks and ears grew hot under my mother's hostile stare.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Did she tell you that?'