Chapter V
RANDALL. How dare I what? I am not doing anything. LADY UTTERWORD. Who told you I was here?
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RANDALL.
How
dare
I
what?
I
am
not
doing
anything.
LADY
UTTERWORD.
Who
told
you
I
was
here?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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RANDALL.
Line 2
How
dare
I
what?
Line 3
I
am
not
doing
anything.
Line 4
LADY
UTTERWORD.
Line 5
Who
told
you
I
was
here?
/huː told juː aɪ wɑːz here/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I am not doing anything.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who told you I was here?”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who told you I was here?”
All words in this reading · 16
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not doing anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I am not doing anything.
dare
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From this reading How dare I what?
doing
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From this reading I am not doing anything.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who told you I was here?
How
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From this reading How dare I what?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How dare I what?
LADY
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From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not doing anything.
RANDALL
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From this reading RANDALL.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who told you I was here?
UTTERWORD
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From this reading LADY UTTERWORD.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who told you I was here?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How dare I what?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who told you I was here?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who told you I was here?