Chapter II
MR MARCH. And so you want her to come here? H'm! BLY. Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
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MR
MARCH.
And
so
you
want
her
to
come
here?
H'm!
BLY.
Well
I
remember
when
she
was
a
little
bit
of
a
thing--no
higher
than
my
knee--[He
holds
out
his
hand.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR
MARCH.
Line 2
And
so
you
want
her
to
come
here?
Line 3
H'm!
Line 4
BLY.
Line 5
Well
I
remember
when
she
was
a
little
bit
of
a
thing--no
higher
than
my
knee--[He
holds
out
his
hand.]
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so you want her to come here?”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so you want her to come here?”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]”
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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 Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so you want her to come here?
bit
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
BLY
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From this reading BLY.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so you want her to come here?
H'm
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From this reading H'm!
hand
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And so you want her to come here?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so you want her to come here?
higher
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
holds
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
knee
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
MARCH
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From this reading MR MARCH.
MR
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From this reading MR MARCH.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
out
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so you want her to come here?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so you want her to come here?
want
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From this reading And so you want her to come here?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
Well
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From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well I remember when she was a little bit of a thing--no higher than my knee--[He holds out his hand.]
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so you want her to come here?