Chapter V
"Cornelia, I can't! I can't go down like this! I daren't do it. I look like an actress--so dressed up! Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
Flaming June
Chapter V
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"Cornelia,
I
can't!
I
can't
go
down
like
this!
I
daren't
do
it.
I
look
like
an
actress--so
dressed
up!
Just
as
if
I
_wanted_
to
look
nice!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
"Cornelia,
I
can't!
Line 2
I
can't
go
down
like
this!
Line 3
I
daren't
do
it.
Line 4
I
look
like
an
actress--so
dressed
up!
Line 5
Just
as
if
I
_wanted_
to
look
nice!"
Learner Dictionary
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I look like an actress--so dressed up!”
All words in this reading · 22
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actress
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From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
can't
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From this reading "Cornelia, I can't!
Cornelia
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From this reading "Cornelia, I can't!
daren't
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From this reading I daren't do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I daren't do it.
down
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From this reading I can't go down like this!
dressed
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From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
go
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From this reading I can't go down like this!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Cornelia, I can't!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I daren't do it.
Just
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From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
like
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From this reading I can't go down like this!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
nice
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From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I can't go down like this!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"
up
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From this reading I look like an actress--so dressed up!
wanted
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From this reading Just as if I _wanted_ to look nice!"