Chapter VI
"Jim!" "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim! You are becoming horrid!" "That means I’m becoming truthful. Hooray!
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Chapter VI
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"Jim!"
"Well,
I
know
my
sex,"
he
said;
"the
cleverest
of
them
are
boobs
in
the
hands
of
yours——"
"Jim!
You
are
becoming
horrid!"
"That
means
I’m
becoming
truthful.
Hooray!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Jim!"
Line 2
"Well,
I
know
my
sex,"
he
said;
"the
cleverest
of
them
are
boobs
in
the
hands
of
yours——"
"Jim!
Line 3
You
are
becoming
horrid!"
Line 4
"That
means
I’m
becoming
truthful.
Line 5
Hooray!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
becoming
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From this reading You are becoming horrid!"
boobs
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From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
cleverest
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From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
Hooray
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From this reading Hooray!
horrid
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From this reading You are becoming horrid!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
I'm
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From this reading "That means I’m becoming truthful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
Jim
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From this reading "Jim!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
means
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From this reading "That means I’m becoming truthful.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
said
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From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
sex
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From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That means I’m becoming truthful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
truthful
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From this reading "That means I’m becoming truthful.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are becoming horrid!"
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Well, I know my sex," he said; "the cleverest of them are boobs in the hands of yours——" "Jim!