Chapter XII
Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box. "Those are yours—not mine," she said. "I can't get them out. The key has stuck." "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
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Chapter XII
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Those
Three
Letters
Pattie
pointed
to
the
keys
hanging
from
the
japanned
tin
box.
"Those
are
yours—not
mine,"
she
said.
"I
can't
get
them
out.
The
key
has
stuck."
"When
did
you
find
that
you
could
unlock
my
box?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Those
Three
Letters
Pattie
pointed
to
the
keys
hanging
from
the
japanned
tin
box.
Line 2
"Those
are
yours—not
mine,"
she
said.
Line 3
"I
can't
get
them
out.
Line 4
The
key
has
stuck."
Line 5
"When
did
you
find
that
you
could
unlock
my
box?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"When did you find that you could unlock my box?"”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The key has stuck."”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Those are yours—not mine," she said.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Those are yours—not mine," she said.”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those are yours—not mine," she said.
box
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
can't
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From this reading "I can't get them out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
find
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From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
get
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From this reading "I can't get them out.
hanging
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The key has stuck."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't get them out.
japanned
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
key
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From this reading The key has stuck."
keys
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
Letters
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Those are yours—not mine," she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Those are yours—not mine," she said.
out
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From this reading "I can't get them out.
Pattie
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
pointed
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
said
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From this reading "Those are yours—not mine," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Those are yours—not mine," she said.
stuck
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From this reading The key has stuck."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can't get them out.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
Three
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
tin
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From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those Three Letters Pattie pointed to the keys hanging from the japanned tin box.
unlock
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From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When did you find that you could unlock my box?"
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Those are yours—not mine," she said.