Chapter V
“That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him. “No, not nice,” he said, frowning. “But I don’t know what to _do_. Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am. And I don’t want it.”
The Plumed Serpent
Chapter V
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“That’s
awfully
nice
of
you
to
come
and
say
so,”
she
said,
warming
to
him.
“No,
not
nice,”
he
said,
frowning.
“But
I
don’t
know
what
to
_do_.
Perhaps
you
think
I
am--different--I
am
not
the
thing
that
I
am.
And
I
don’t
want
it.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That’s
awfully
nice
of
you
to
come
and
say
so,”
she
said,
warming
to
him.
Line 2
“No,
not
nice,”
he
said,
frowning.
Line 3
“But
I
don’t
know
what
to
_do_.
Line 4
Perhaps
you
think
I
am--different--I
am
not
the
thing
that
I
am.
Line 5
And
I
don’t
want
it.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.”
Different
noun
US /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But I don’t know what to _do_.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
awfully
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From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don’t know what to _do_.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I don’t know what to _do_.
don't
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From this reading “But I don’t know what to _do_.
frowning
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From this reading “No, not nice,” he said, frowning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, not nice,” he said, frowning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I don’t know what to _do_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I don’t want it.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I don’t know what to _do_.
nice
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From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not nice,” he said, frowning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not nice,” he said, frowning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
said
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From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
say
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From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
That's
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From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps you think I am--different--I am not the thing that I am.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
want
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From this reading And I don’t want it.”
warming
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From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But I don’t know what to _do_.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s awfully nice of you to come and say so,” she said, warming to him.