Chapter XVII
“Tom, dear. Don’t play with that. It’s loaded. You might hurt somebody.” “Yes.
Captain Margaret
Chapter XVII
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“Tom,
dear.
Don’t
play
with
that.
It’s
loaded.
You
might
hurt
somebody.”
“Yes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Tom,
dear.
Line 2
Don’t
play
with
that.
Line 3
It’s
loaded.
Line 4
You
might
hurt
somebody.”
Line 5
“Yes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might hurt somebody.””
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “You might hurt somebody.””
All words in this reading · 13
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dear
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From this reading “Tom, dear.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t play with that.
hurt
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From this reading You might hurt somebody.”
It's
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From this reading It’s loaded.
loaded
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From this reading It’s loaded.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might hurt somebody.”
play
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From this reading Don’t play with that.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading You might hurt somebody.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t play with that.
Tom
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From this reading “Tom, dear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don’t play with that.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might hurt somebody.”