Chapter IV
“Tonight?” said John Thomas. “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.” “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation. The girls laughed shrilly. “Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.
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Chapter IV
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“Tonight?”
said
John
Thomas.
“Oh,
I’m
going
home
by
myself
tonight—all
on
my
lonely-O.”
“That’s
me!”
said
Nora
Purdy,
using
his
own
ejaculation.
The
girls
laughed
shrilly.
“Me
as
well,
Nora,”
said
John
Thomas.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Tonight?”
said
John
Thomas.
Line 2
“Oh,
I’m
going
home
by
myself
tonight—all
on
my
lonely-O.”
Line 3
“That’s
me!”
said
Nora
Purdy,
using
his
own
ejaculation.
Line 4
The
girls
laughed
shrilly.
Line 5
“Me
as
well,
Nora,”
said
John
Thomas.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tonight?” said John Thomas.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.””
Tonight
adverb
US /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading ““Tonight?” said John Thomas.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.”
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all
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From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
ejaculation
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From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
girls
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From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
going
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From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
home
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From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
I'm
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From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
John
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From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
laughed
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From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
lonely-O
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From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
Nora
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From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, I’m going home by myself tonight—all on my lonely-O.”
own
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From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
Purdy
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From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
said
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From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
shrilly
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From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
That's
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From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls laughed shrilly.
Thomas
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From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
TonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading “Tonight?” said John Thomas.
using
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From this reading “That’s me!” said Nora Purdy, using his own ejaculation.
well
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From this reading “Me as well, Nora,” said John Thomas.