Chapter IV
"Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly. "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again." Miriam did not answer for a moment. She coloured deeply. "You _do say_ things!" she said.
The History of Mr. Polly
Chapter IV
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"Couldn't
keep
away,"
said
Mr.
Polly
gallantly.
"Had
to
come
over
and
see
my
pretty
cousins
again."
Miriam
did
not
answer
for
a
moment.
She
coloured
deeply.
"You
_do
say_
things!"
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Couldn't
keep
away,"
said
Mr.
Polly
gallantly.
Line 2
"Had
to
come
over
and
see
my
pretty
cousins
again."
Line 3
Miriam
did
not
answer
for
a
moment.
Line 4
She
coloured
deeply.
Line 5
"You
_do
say_
things!"
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."”
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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 Miriam did not answer for a moment.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
answer
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From this reading Miriam did not answer for a moment.
away
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
coloured
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From this reading She coloured deeply.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
Couldn't
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
cousins
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From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
deeply
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From this reading She coloured deeply.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miriam did not answer for a moment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You _do say_ things!" she said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miriam did not answer for a moment.
gallantly
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
keep
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
Miriam
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From this reading Miriam did not answer for a moment.
moment
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From this reading Miriam did not answer for a moment.
Mr
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miriam did not answer for a moment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
Polly
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
pretty
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From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
said
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From this reading "Couldn't keep away," said Mr. Polly gallantly.
say
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From this reading "You _do say_ things!" she said.
see
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From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She coloured deeply.
things
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From this reading "You _do say_ things!" she said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Had to come over and see my pretty cousins again."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You _do say_ things!" she said.