Chapter V
"Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed. "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie. It's far too dangerous at this moment." His words caused me considerable apprehension. How could I leave Sybil there alone?
Whatsoever a Man Soweth
Chapter V
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"Never
mind
how
they
got
to
know,"
he
exclaimed.
"I
tell
you
that
you
mustn't
go
near
Tibbie.
It's
far
too
dangerous
at
this
moment."
His
words
caused
me
considerable
apprehension.
How
could
I
leave
Sybil
there
alone?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Never
mind
how
they
got
to
know,"
he
exclaimed.
Line 2
"I
tell
you
that
you
mustn't
go
near
Tibbie.
Line 3
It's
far
too
dangerous
at
this
moment."
Line 4
His
words
caused
me
considerable
apprehension.
Line 5
How
could
I
leave
Sybil
there
alone?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How could I leave Sybil there alone?”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could I leave Sybil there alone?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could I leave Sybil there alone?
apprehension
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From this reading His words caused me considerable apprehension.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
caused
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From this reading His words caused me considerable apprehension.
considerable
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From this reading His words caused me considerable apprehension.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could I leave Sybil there alone?
dangerous
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From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
exclaimed
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far
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From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
go
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From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
got
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From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His words caused me considerable apprehension.
how
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From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
It's
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From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
leave
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From this reading How could I leave Sybil there alone?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His words caused me considerable apprehension.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
moment
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From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
mustn't
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From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
near
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From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
Sybil
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From this reading How could I leave Sybil there alone?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
there
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From this reading How could I leave Sybil there alone?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
Tibbie
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From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Never mind how they got to know," he exclaimed.
too
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From this reading It's far too dangerous at this moment."
words
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From this reading His words caused me considerable apprehension.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you that you mustn't go near Tibbie.