Chapter IV
"But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed. "You have never even met him. He told me so himself." "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me. "You don't!
The Mysterious Three
Chapter IV
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"But
you
don't
know
him,
surely,"
she
exclaimed.
"You
have
never
even
met
him.
He
told
me
so
himself."
"No,
but
I
know
about
him,"
I
said,
with
recollection
crowding
upon
me.
"You
don't!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But
you
don't
know
him,
surely,"
she
exclaimed.
Line 2
"You
have
never
even
met
him.
Line 3
He
told
me
so
himself."
/hiː told miː soʊ hɪmˈself/
Line 4
"No,
but
I
know
about
him,"
I
said,
with
recollection
crowding
upon
me.
Line 5
"You
don't!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have never even met him.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have never even met him.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He told me so himself."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have never even met him.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told me so himself."”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
crowding
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From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
don't
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From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have never even met him.
exclaimed
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From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have never even met him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me so himself."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He told me so himself."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me so himself."
met
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From this reading "You have never even met him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have never even met him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
recollection
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From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
said
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From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He told me so himself."
surely
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From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me so himself."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, but I know about him," I said, with recollection crowding upon me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you don't know him, surely," she exclaimed.