Chapter VIII
"Look at it," he said. "I remember him well enough to draw that. I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture. Do you think it is like him?" Loristan examined it closely.
The Lost Prince
Chapter VIII
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"Look
at
it,"
he
said.
"I
remember
him
well
enough
to
draw
that.
I
thought
of
it
all
at
once--that
I
could
make
a
sort
of
picture.
Do
you
think
it
is
like
him?"
Loristan
examined
it
closely.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Look
at
it,"
he
said.
Line 2
"I
remember
him
well
enough
to
draw
that.
Line 3
I
thought
of
it
all
at
once--that
I
could
make
a
sort
of
picture.
Line 4
Do
you
think
it
is
like
him?"
Line 5
Loristan
examined
it
closely.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look at it," he said.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I remember him well enough to draw that.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think it is like him?"”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I remember him well enough to draw that.”
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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 I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
all
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From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at it," he said.
closely
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From this reading Loristan examined it closely.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think it is like him?"
draw
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From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
enough
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From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
examined
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From this reading Loristan examined it closely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look at it," he said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you think it is like him?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Look at it," he said.
like
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From this reading Do you think it is like him?"
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at it," he said.
Loristan
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From this reading Loristan examined it closely.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
once
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From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
picture
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From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
said
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From this reading "Look at it," he said.
sort
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From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think it is like him?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought of it all at once--that I could make a sort of picture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
well
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From this reading "I remember him well enough to draw that.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think it is like him?"