Chapter III
He swung round. "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded. "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?" "No, no!" she said. "I have never thought of anybody else.
The Privet Hedge
Chapter III
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He
swung
round.
"What
on
earth
do
you
mean?"
he
demanded.
"Are
you
keeping
a
loophole
open
to
throw
me
over
for
somebody
else?"
"No,
no!"
she
said.
"I
have
never
thought
of
anybody
else.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
swung
round.
Line 2
"What
on
earth
do
you
mean?"
he
demanded.
Line 3
"Are
you
keeping
a
loophole
open
to
throw
me
over
for
somebody
else?"
Line 4
"No,
no!"
she
said.
Line 5
"I
have
never
thought
of
anybody
else.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “"I have never thought of anybody else.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have never thought of anybody else.”
Loophole
noun
US /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have never thought of anybody else.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have never thought of anybody else.”
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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 "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "I have never thought of anybody else.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
demanded
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From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.
earth
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From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.
else
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From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have never thought of anybody else.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swung round.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have never thought of anybody else.
keeping
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From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
loopholenounUS /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
mean
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From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have never thought of anybody else.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no!" she said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have never thought of anybody else.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
round
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From this reading He swung round.
said
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From this reading "No, no!" she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, no!" she said.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
swung
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From this reading He swung round.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have never thought of anybody else.
throw
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From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you keeping a loophole open to throw me over for somebody else?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What on earth do you mean?" he demanded.