Chapter XIV
“That’s the word,” Bill agreed. Suddenly Mame took him up. “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.” To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident. “It wants a better word than that.
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Chapter XIV
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“That’s
the
word,”
Bill
agreed.
Suddenly
Mame
took
him
up.
“Bully
isn’t
at
all
the
word
for
a
place
like
the
Towers.”
To
her
own
ear
her
voice
grew
harsh
and
strident.
“It
wants
a
better
word
than
that.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That’s
the
word,”
Bill
agreed.
Line 2
Suddenly
Mame
took
him
up.
Line 3
“Bully
isn’t
at
all
the
word
for
a
place
like
the
Towers.”
Line 4
To
her
own
ear
her
voice
grew
harsh
and
strident.
Line 5
“It
wants
a
better
word
than
that.
Learner Dictionary
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Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly Mame took him up.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly Mame took him up.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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agreed
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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better
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Bill
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Bully
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ear
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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grew
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harsh
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
isn't
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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like
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Mame
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own
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place
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strident
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SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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That's
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
Towers
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up
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voice
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wants
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word
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From this reading “That’s the word,” Bill agreed.