Chapter II
CONFLICTING IDEAS. Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap. "Um'm. Home. That's where folks live that has 'em.
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CONFLICTING
IDEAS.
Towsley
was
now
fully
awake;
and,
what
was
better,
he
seemed
to
have
lost
his
shyness
during
his
nap.
"Um'm.
Home.
That's
where
folks
live
that
has
'em.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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CONFLICTING
IDEAS.
Line 2
Towsley
was
now
fully
awake;
and,
what
was
better,
he
seemed
to
have
lost
his
shyness
during
his
nap.
Line 3
"Um'm.
Line 4
Home.
Line 5
That's
where
folks
live
that
has
'em.
Learner Dictionary
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During
preposition
US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That's where folks live that has 'em.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
awake
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
better
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
CONFLICTING
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From this reading CONFLICTING IDEAS.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
em
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From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
folks
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From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
fully
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
Home
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From this reading Home.
IDEAS
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From this reading CONFLICTING IDEAS.
live
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From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
lost
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
nap
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
now
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
shyness
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
That's
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From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
Towsley
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From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
Um'm
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From this reading "Um'm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.