Chapter XX
THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly. "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa." Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night. The last night! Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor.
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THE
LAST
NIGHT
"Juist
another
sax
nichts,
Jamie,"
Jess
would
say,
sadly.
"Juist
fower
nichts
noo,
an'
you'll
be
awa."
Even
as
she
spoke
seemed
to
come
the
last
night.
The
last
night!
Reserve
slipped
unheeded
to
the
floor.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LAST
NIGHT
"Juist
another
sax
nichts,
Jamie,"
Jess
would
say,
sadly.
Line 2
"Juist
fower
nichts
noo,
an'
you'll
be
awa."
Line 3
Even
as
she
spoke
seemed
to
come
the
last
night.
Line 4
The
last
night!
Line 5
Reserve
slipped
unheeded
to
the
floor.
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.”
LAST
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.”
Unheeded
noun
US /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
awa
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From this reading "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
floor
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From this reading Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor.
fower
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Jamie
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Jess
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
Juist
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
nichts
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
noo
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From this reading "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa."
Reserve
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From this reading Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor.
sadly
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
sax
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
say
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From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
slipped
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From this reading Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor.
spoke
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From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even as she spoke seemed to come the last night.
unheedednounUS /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Reserve slipped unheeded to the floor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LAST NIGHT "Juist another sax nichts, Jamie," Jess would say, sadly.
you'll
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From this reading "Juist fower nichts noo, an' you'll be awa."