Chapter V
“Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie. “What makes you look so queer?” “This is iodine on her face. Her bottle has emptied itself. That is all.”
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Chapter V
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“Oh,
what
is
it,
doctor?”
asked
Mrs.
Jimmie.
“What
makes
you
look
so
queer?”
“This
is
iodine
on
her
face.
Her
bottle
has
emptied
itself.
That
is
all.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
what
is
it,
doctor?”
asked
Mrs.
Jimmie.
Line 2
“What
makes
you
look
so
queer?”
Line 3
“This
is
iodine
on
her
face.
Line 4
Her
bottle
has
emptied
itself.
Line 5
That
is
all.”
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 ““Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Her bottle has emptied itself.”
Itself
pronoun
US /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Her bottle has emptied itself.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What makes you look so queer?””
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all
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From this reading That is all.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
bottle
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From this reading Her bottle has emptied itself.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
emptied
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From this reading Her bottle has emptied itself.
face
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From this reading “This is iodine on her face.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her bottle has emptied itself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “This is iodine on her face.
iodine
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From this reading “This is iodine on her face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her bottle has emptied itself.
Jimmie
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From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What makes you look so queer?”
makes
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From this reading “What makes you look so queer?”
Mrs
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From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “This is iodine on her face.
queer
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From this reading “What makes you look so queer?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What makes you look so queer?”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is iodine on her face.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what is it, doctor?” asked Mrs. Jimmie.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What makes you look so queer?”