Chapter XVI
" GOOD God!" said Coleman. "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him. " Oh, I'm all right," she answered. " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy. Not for a minute."
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" GOOD
God!"
said
Coleman.
"You
don't
Mean-"
Nora
smiled
rosily
at
him.
" Oh,
I'm
all
right,"
she
answered.
" Don't
worry
about
your
Aunt
Nora,
my
precious
boy.
Not
for
a
minute."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
" GOOD
God!"
said
Coleman.
Line 2
"You
don't
Mean-"
Nora
smiled
rosily
at
him.
Line 3
" Oh,
I'm
all
right,"
she
answered.
Line 4
" Don't
worry
about
your
Aunt
Nora,
my
precious
boy.
Line 5
Not
for
a
minute."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “" Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “" Oh, I'm all right," she answered.”
GOOD
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “" GOOD God!" said Coleman.”
Precious
adjective
US /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “" Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “" Oh, I'm all right," she answered.”
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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 Not for a minute."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.
all
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From this reading " Oh, I'm all right," she answered.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading " Oh, I'm all right," she answered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
Aunt
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From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.
boy
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From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.
Coleman
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From this reading " GOOD God!" said Coleman.
don't
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From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for a minute."
God
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From this reading " GOOD God!" said Coleman.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " GOOD God!" said Coleman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
I'm
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From this reading " Oh, I'm all right," she answered.
Mean
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From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
minute
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From this reading Not for a minute."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.
Nora
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From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for a minute."
Oh
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From this reading " Oh, I'm all right," she answered.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " Oh, I'm all right," she answered.
rosily
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From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
said
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From this reading " GOOD God!" said Coleman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading " Oh, I'm all right," she answered.
smiled
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From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
worry
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From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't Mean-" Nora smiled rosily at him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading " Don't worry about your Aunt Nora, my precious boy.