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A Little Rebel: A Novel
A Little Rebel: A Novel

Chapter VIII

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"The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."
"She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.
"She says she has come _for ever_.
That she will not go away.
She doesn't understand.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Little Rebel: A Novel

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."
Line 2
"She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.
Line 3
"She says she has come _for ever_.
Line 4
That she will not go away.
Line 5
She doesn't understand.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “"The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"She says she has come _for ever_.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Everyone pronoun US /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading “"The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"She says she has come _for ever_.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She doesn't understand.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."”

All words in this reading · 40

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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 "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

away

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From this reading That she will not go away.

castle

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She says she has come _for ever_.

cries

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From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

defence

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

doesn't

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From this reading She doesn't understand.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She says she has come _for ever_.

everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

fortress

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

frenzied

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From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

go

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From this reading That she will not go away.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "She says she has come _for ever_.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

house

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

injury

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That she will not go away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

repose

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

says

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From this reading "She says she has come _for ever_.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She says she has come _for ever_.

She's

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From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That she will not go away.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

tone

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From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She doesn't understand.

upstairs

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From this reading "She's upstairs still," cries he in a frenzied tone.

violence

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From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading That she will not go away.