Chapter XIII
'Well, what's the matter? You don't speak.' 'I'm tired, that's all.' 'And how's the baby?' 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
A Mummer's Wife
Chapter XIII
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'Well,
what's
the
matter?
You
don't
speak.'
'I'm
tired,
that's
all.'
'And
how's
the
baby?'
'I
think
she's
asleep;
don't
wake
her.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Well,
what's
the
matter?
Line 2
You
don't
speak.'
Line 3
'I'm
tired,
that's
all.'
Line 4
'And
how's
the
baby?'
Line 5
'I
think
she's
asleep;
don't
wake
her.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't speak.'”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, what's the matter?”
All words in this reading · 20
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all
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From this reading 'I'm tired, that's all.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And how's the baby?'
asleep
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From this reading 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
baby
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From this reading 'And how's the baby?'
don't
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From this reading You don't speak.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
how's
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From this reading 'And how's the baby?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
I'm
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From this reading 'I'm tired, that's all.'
matter
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From this reading 'Well, what's the matter?
she's
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From this reading 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
speak
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From this reading You don't speak.'
that's
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From this reading 'I'm tired, that's all.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Well, what's the matter?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
tired
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From this reading 'I'm tired, that's all.'
wake
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From this reading 'I think she's asleep; don't wake her.'
Well
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From this reading 'Well, what's the matter?
what's
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From this reading 'Well, what's the matter?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't speak.'