Chapter VII
‘When did I use rouge?’ I asked Helen. ‘I don’t know. Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’ No, I couldn’t throw that away.
A Reaping
Chapter VII
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‘When
did
I
use
rouge?’
I
asked
Helen.
‘I
don’t
know.
Was
it
Legs’,
do
you
think,
when
he
acted
the
Red
Queen
last
year?’
No,
I
couldn’t
throw
that
away.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘When
did
I
use
rouge?’
Line 2
I
asked
Helen.
Line 3
‘I
don’t
know.
Line 4
Was
it
Legs’,
do
you
think,
when
he
acted
the
Red
Queen
last
year?’
Line 5
No,
I
couldn’t
throw
that
away.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked Helen.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I don’t know.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’”
All words in this reading · 27
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acted
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From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked Helen.
away
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From this reading No, I couldn’t throw that away.
couldn't
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From this reading No, I couldn’t throw that away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘When did I use rouge?’
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
don't
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From this reading ‘I don’t know.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
Helen
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From this reading I asked Helen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘When did I use rouge?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
Legs
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, I couldn’t throw that away.
Queen
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From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
Red
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rouge
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From this reading ‘When did I use rouge?’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, I couldn’t throw that away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
throw
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From this reading No, I couldn’t throw that away.
use
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From this reading ‘When did I use rouge?’
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘When did I use rouge?’
year
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From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Was it Legs’, do you think, when he acted the Red Queen last year?’