Chapter VII
She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him. "Jack," she said sweetly, "don’t follow me about?" "I? Follow _you_! That’s more madness, dear lady.
Japonette
Chapter VII
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She
considered
a
moment,
then
turned
and
looked
at
him.
"Jack,"
she
said
sweetly,
"don’t
follow
me
about?"
"I?
Follow
_you_!
That’s
more
madness,
dear
lady.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
considered
a
moment,
then
turned
and
looked
at
him.
Line 2
"Jack,"
she
said
sweetly,
"don’t
follow
me
about?"
Line 3
"I?
/aɪ/
Line 4
Follow
_you_!
Line 5
That’s
more
madness,
dear
lady.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Jack," she said sweetly, "don’t follow me about?"”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Jack," she said sweetly, "don’t follow me about?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
considered
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dear
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don't
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follow
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From this reading "Jack," she said sweetly, "don’t follow me about?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I?
Jack
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lady
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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madness
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jack," she said sweetly, "don’t follow me about?"
moment
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more
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said
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
sweetly
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From this reading "Jack," she said sweetly, "don’t follow me about?"
That's
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then
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From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
turned
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From this reading She considered a moment, then turned and looked at him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Follow _you_!