Chapter II
I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here. You're new; how interesting. Can you read the letters on that chart? Open your mouth. Breathe.
The Great American Novel
Chapter II
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I'm
new,
said
she,
I
don't
think
you'll
find
my
card
here.
You're
new;
how
interesting.
Can
you
read
the
letters
on
that
chart?
Open
your
mouth.
Breathe.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I'm
new,
said
she,
I
don't
think
you'll
find
my
card
here.
Line 2
You're
new;
how
interesting.
Line 3
Can
you
read
the
letters
on
that
chart?
Line 4
Open
your
mouth.
Line 5
Breathe.
/briːð/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Breathe
verb
US /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “Breathe.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Open your mouth.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.”
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BreatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Breathe.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
card
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
chart
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From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
don't
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
find
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
how
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From this reading You're new; how interesting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
I'm
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
interesting
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From this reading You're new; how interesting.
letters
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From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
mouth
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From this reading Open your mouth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
new
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Open your mouth.
read
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From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
said
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you read the letters on that chart?
you'll
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From this reading I'm new, said she, I don't think you'll find my card here.
You're
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From this reading You're new; how interesting.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Open your mouth.