Chapter I
MINNIE. I don’t want to inflict this on you, Auntie dear. I’m quite content to go to bed. AUNT. Content.
A message from Mars
Chapter I
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MINNIE.
I
don’t
want
to
inflict
this
on
you,
Auntie
dear.
I’m
quite
content
to
go
to
bed.
AUNT.
Content.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MINNIE.
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I
don’t
want
to
inflict
this
on
you,
Auntie
dear.
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I’m
quite
content
to
go
to
bed.
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AUNT.
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Content.
Learner Dictionary
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Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m quite content to go to bed.”
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AUNT
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Auntie
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bed
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content
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dear
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don't
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go
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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inflict
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MINNIE
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From this reading MINNIE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don’t want to inflict this on you, Auntie dear.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m quite content to go to bed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don’t want to inflict this on you, Auntie dear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to inflict this on you, Auntie dear.
want
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From this reading I don’t want to inflict this on you, Auntie dear.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t want to inflict this on you, Auntie dear.