Chapter XXI
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MRS. C. _I_ am nervous, too. If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear. MAD.
Lively plays for live people
Chapter XXI
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MRS.
C.
_I_
am
nervous,
too.
If
Mr.
Compton
ever
caught
me
here,
oh
dear.
MAD.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Lively plays for live people
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
C.
/siː/
Line 3
_I_
am
nervous,
too.
/aɪ æm ˈnɜːrvəs tuː/
Line 4
If
Mr.
Compton
ever
caught
me
here,
oh
dear.
/ɪf ˈmɪstər ˈkɑːmptən ˈevər kɑːt miː hiːr oʊ dɪr/
Line 5
MAD.
/mæd/
Learner Dictionary
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inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.”
Compton
noun
US /ˈkɑːmptən/
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading “If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.”
dearly loved
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at any time
From this reading “If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.”
roused to anger
From this reading “MAD.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
easily agitated
From this reading “_I_ am nervous, too.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _I_ am nervous, too.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
ComptonnounUS /ˈkɑːmptən/
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
dearly loved
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
at any time
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I_ am nervous, too.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
roused to anger
From this reading MAD.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
a form of address for a man
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
easily agitated
From this reading _I_ am nervous, too.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading If Mr. Compton ever caught me here, oh dear.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _I_ am nervous, too.
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