Chapter X
"Tell me about it, Father!" Soames became very still. "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?" "Is she alive?" He nodded.
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"Tell
me
about
it,
Father!"
Soames
became
very
still.
"What
should
you
want
to
know
about
such
things,
at
your
age?"
"Is
she
alive?"
He
nodded.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Tell
me
about
it,
Father!"
Line 2
Soames
became
very
still.
Line 3
"What
should
you
want
to
know
about
such
things,
at
your
age?"
Line 4
"Is
she
alive?"
Line 5
He
nodded.
/hiː nodded/
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 it, Father!"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soames became very still.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me about it, Father!"”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Tell me about it, Father!"
age
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From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
alive
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From this reading "Is she alive?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
became
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From this reading Soames became very still.
Father
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From this reading "Tell me about it, Father!"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she alive?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tell me about it, Father!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me about it, Father!"
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is she alive?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
Soames
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From this reading Soames became very still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soames became very still.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me about it, Father!"
things
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From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
very
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From this reading Soames became very still.
want
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From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What should you want to know about such things, at your age?"