Chapter IV
"But again her harsh laughter interrupted me. "'Quit it, boy. Don't bother me.' "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion. "'Why my dear fellow, how silly you are!
Luna Benamor
Chapter IV
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"But
again
her
harsh
laughter
interrupted
me.
"'Quit
it,
boy.
Don't
bother
me.'
"And
planting
herself
before
me
she
wrapped
me
in
a
gaze
of
infinite
compassion.
"'Why
my
dear
fellow,
how
silly
you
are!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"But
again
her
harsh
laughter
interrupted
me.
Line 2
"'Quit
it,
boy.
Line 3
Don't
bother
me.'
Line 4
"And
planting
herself
before
me
she
wrapped
me
in
a
gaze
of
infinite
compassion.
Line 5
"'Why
my
dear
fellow,
how
silly
you
are!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.”
Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.”
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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 "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Why my dear fellow, how silly you are!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
bother
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From this reading Don't bother me.'
boy
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From this reading "'Quit it, boy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
compassion
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dear
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Don't
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From this reading Don't bother me.'
fellow
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gaze
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From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
harsh
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From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
how
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From this reading "'Why my dear fellow, how silly you are!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
infinite
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From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Quit it, boy.
laughter
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From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But again her harsh laughter interrupted me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Why my dear fellow, how silly you are!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
planting
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From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
Quit
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From this reading "'Quit it, boy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
silly
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Why
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From this reading "'Why my dear fellow, how silly you are!
wrapped
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From this reading "And planting herself before me she wrapped me in a gaze of infinite compassion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Why my dear fellow, how silly you are!