Chapter XXV
"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man. I know about the summer--I suffered, too.... Of course. And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected.... The unrest of the day--" "No, no!
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Chapter XXV
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"What
you
need
is
a
protector,
little
girl--a
man.
I
know
about
the
summer--I
suffered,
too....
Of
course.
And
in
the
loneliness--you've
let
yourself
be
affected....
The
unrest
of
the
day--"
"No,
no!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
you
need
is
a
protector,
little
girl--a
man.
Line 2
I
know
about
the
summer--I
suffered,
too....
Line 3
Of
course.
/ʌv course/
Line 4
And
in
the
loneliness--you've
let
yourself
be
affected....
Line 5
The
unrest
of
the
day--"
"No,
no!
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 “I know about the summer--I suffered, too....”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know about the summer--I suffered, too....”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....”
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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 "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
affected
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From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course.
day
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From this reading The unrest of the day--" "No, no!
girl
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From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
loneliness
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From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
man
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From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The unrest of the day--" "No, no!
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course.
protector
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From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
suffered
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From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
summer
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From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
too
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From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
unrest
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From this reading The unrest of the day--" "No, no!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
you've
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From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....