Chapter VIII
HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE. "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?" "Change my rings," said Daphne. "Why?" "I only wondered.
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Chapter VIII
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HOW
JILL
SLEPT
UNDISTURBED,
AND
NOBBY
ATTENDED
CHURCH
PARADE.
"What
d'you
do,"
said
Berry,
"when
you
want
to
remember
something?"
"Change
my
rings,"
said
Daphne.
"Why?"
"I
only
wondered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HOW
JILL
SLEPT
UNDISTURBED,
AND
NOBBY
ATTENDED
CHURCH
PARADE.
Line 2
"What
d'you
do,"
said
Berry,
"when
you
want
to
remember
something?"
Line 3
"Change
my
rings,"
said
Daphne.
Line 4
"Why?"
Line 5
"I
only
wondered.
Learner Dictionary
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Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"”
Wondered
noun
US /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I only wondered.”
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
ATTENDED
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Berry
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Change
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From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
CHURCH
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d'you
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Daphne
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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HOW
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I only wondered.
JILL
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
NOBBY
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only
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PARADE
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
rings
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From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
said
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SLEPT
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From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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UNDISTURBED
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From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
want
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From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
Why
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From this reading "Why?"
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I only wondered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"