Chapter II
"Then came the thing that I mind best of all. You're ill, Maggie. Shall I stop? My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream. You screamed.
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"Then
came
the
thing
that
I
mind
best
of
all.
You're
ill,
Maggie.
Shall
I
stop?
My
God!
you
have
the
very
look
on
your
face
that
you
had
last
night
in
my
dream.
You
screamed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago
Chapter II
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Then
came
the
thing
that
I
mind
best
of
all.
Line 2
You're
ill,
Maggie.
Line 3
Shall
I
stop?
Line 4
My
God!
you
have
the
very
look
on
your
face
that
you
had
last
night
in
my
dream.
Line 5
You
screamed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then came the thing that I mind best of all.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I stop?”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then came the thing that I mind best of all.”
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all
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best
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came
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From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
face
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From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
God
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From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
ill
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From this reading You're ill, Maggie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
Maggie
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From this reading You're ill, Maggie.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
night
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From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
screamed
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From this reading You screamed.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I stop?
stop
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From this reading Shall I stop?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
Then
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From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
very
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From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
You're
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From this reading You're ill, Maggie.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.