Chapter X
"He was; I saw him. It was close up to his mouth." "It is not true," I cried. "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches. He won't like it when he hears."
Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden
Chapter X
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"He
was;
I
saw
him.
It
was
close
up
to
his
mouth."
"It
is
not
true,"
I
cried.
"He
isn't
fit
to
be
trusted
in
here,
and
I
shall
tell
papa
how
I
saved
the
peaches.
He
won't
like
it
when
he
hears."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"He
was;
I
saw
him.
Line 2
It
was
close
up
to
his
mouth."
Line 3
"It
is
not
true,"
I
cried.
Line 4
"He
isn't
fit
to
be
trusted
in
here,
and
I
shall
tell
papa
how
I
saved
the
peaches.
Line 5
He
won't
like
it
when
he
hears."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is not true," I cried.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.”
Saved
noun
US /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
close
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From this reading It was close up to his mouth."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is not true," I cried.
fit
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From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was; I saw him.
hears
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From this reading He won't like it when he hears."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He was; I saw him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was close up to his mouth."
how
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From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He was; I saw him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not true," I cried.
isn't
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From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was close up to his mouth."
like
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From this reading He won't like it when he hears."
mouth
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From this reading It was close up to his mouth."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not true," I cried.
papa
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From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
peaches
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From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
saw
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From this reading "He was; I saw him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was close up to his mouth."
true
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From this reading "It is not true," I cried.
trusted
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From this reading "He isn't fit to be trusted in here, and I shall tell papa how I saved the peaches.
up
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From this reading It was close up to his mouth."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was; I saw him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He won't like it when he hears."
won't
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From this reading He won't like it when he hears."