Chapter XIII
"Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat." "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat? Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?" "I don't want to go with you. You want me no more.
Esther Waters
Chapter XIII
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"Oh,
I
don't
know;
don't
bother
me
with
your
boat."
"Oh,
mummie,
what
have
I
done
that
you
won't
look
at
my
boat?
Aren't
you
coming
with
father
to
the
Rye
to
see
me
sail
it?"
"I
don't
want
to
go
with
you.
You
want
me
no
more.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
I
don't
know;
don't
bother
me
with
your
boat."
Line 2
"Oh,
mummie,
what
have
I
done
that
you
won't
look
at
my
boat?
Line 3
Aren't
you
coming
with
father
to
the
Rye
to
see
me
sail
it?"
Line 4
"I
don't
want
to
go
with
you.
Line 5
You
want
me
no
more.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?”
Sail
noun
US /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"”
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Aren't
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From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
boat
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
bother
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
coming
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From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
father
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From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
go
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From this reading "I don't want to go with you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
more
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From this reading You want me no more.
mummie
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From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You want me no more.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
Rye
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From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
see
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From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aren't you coming with father to the Rye to see me sail it?"
want
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From this reading "I don't want to go with you.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."
won't
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From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, mummie, what have I done that you won't look at my boat?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I don't know; don't bother me with your boat."