Chapter VII
“As bad as what?” said Albert. “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?” “No,” she cried. “I don’t mean you.” Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
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Chapter VII
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“As
bad
as
what?”
said
Albert.
“You
don’t
mean
me,
do
you,
Miss
Stokes?”
“No,”
she
cried.
“I
don’t
mean
you.”
Joe’s
face
became
dark
red
during
these
sallies,
but
he
said
nothing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“As
bad
as
what?”
said
Albert.
Line 2
“You
don’t
mean
me,
do
you,
Miss
Stokes?”
Line 3
“No,”
she
cried.
/noʊ ʃiː cried/
Line 4
“I
don’t
mean
you.”
Line 5
Joe’s
face
became
dark
red
during
these
sallies,
but
he
said
nothing.
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 ““No,” she cried.”
During
preposition
US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.”
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Albert
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From this reading “As bad as what?” said Albert.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As bad as what?” said Albert.
bad
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From this reading “As bad as what?” said Albert.
became
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From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” she cried.
dark
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From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”
don't
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From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
face
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From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t mean you.”
Joe's
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From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”
mean
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From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”
Miss
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From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she cried.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
red
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From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
said
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From this reading “As bad as what?” said Albert.
sallies
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From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” she cried.
Stokes
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From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Joe’s face became dark red during these sallies, but he said nothing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “As bad as what?” said Albert.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t mean me, do you, Miss Stokes?”