Chapter XIII
"You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty. "I like to have you talk to me. I'm talking to you, too. Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked." Nahnya was startled.
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Chapter XIII
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"You
don't
scare
me
a
bit!"
protested
Kitty.
"I
like
to
have
you
talk
to
me.
I'm
talking
to
you,
too.
Tell
me
about
the
white
man,"
she
said
shyly,
"the
one
you
liked."
Nahnya
was
startled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
don't
scare
me
a
bit!"
protested
Kitty.
Line 2
"I
like
to
have
you
talk
to
me.
Line 3
I'm
talking
to
you,
too.
Line 4
Tell
me
about
the
white
man,"
she
said
shyly,
"the
one
you
liked."
Line 5
Nahnya
was
startled.
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 “Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I like to have you talk to me.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."”
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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 "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
bit
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From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
don't
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From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I like to have you talk to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like to have you talk to me.
I'm
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From this reading I'm talking to you, too.
Kitty
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From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
like
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From this reading "I like to have you talk to me.
liked
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From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
man
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From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
Nahnya
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From this reading Nahnya was startled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
protested
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From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
said
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scare
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From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
shyly
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From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
startled
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From this reading Nahnya was startled.
talk
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From this reading "I like to have you talk to me.
talking
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From this reading I'm talking to you, too.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I like to have you talk to me.
too
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From this reading I'm talking to you, too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nahnya was startled.
white
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From this reading Tell me about the white man," she said shyly, "the one you liked."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't scare me a bit!" protested Kitty.