Chapter IX
“I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl. “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.” “I’m not so sure of that, mother.” The older woman threw up her hands. “There!
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Chapter IX
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“I
think
he’d
best
begin
by
asking
me
from
myself,”
remarked
the
girl.
“Ah,
but
you’ll
have
him,
Dolly,
when
he
does.”
“I’m
not
so
sure
of
that,
mother.”
The
older
woman
threw
up
her
hands.
“There!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
think
he’d
best
begin
by
asking
me
from
myself,”
remarked
the
girl.
Line 2
“Ah,
but
you’ll
have
him,
Dolly,
when
he
does.”
Line 3
“I’m
not
so
sure
of
that,
mother.”
Line 4
The
older
woman
threw
up
her
hands.
Line 5
“There!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The older woman threw up her hands.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.””
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m not so sure of that, mother.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.”
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Ah
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From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
asking
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From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
begin
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From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
best
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From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
Dolly
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From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
girl
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From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The older woman threw up her hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
he'd
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From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The older woman threw up her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
mother
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From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
older
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From this reading The older woman threw up her hands.
remarked
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From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’m not so sure of that, mother.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
There
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From this reading “There!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think he’d best begin by asking me from myself,” remarked the girl.
threw
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From this reading The older woman threw up her hands.
up
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From this reading The older woman threw up her hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”
woman
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From this reading The older woman threw up her hands.
you'll
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From this reading “Ah, but you’ll have him, Dolly, when he does.”