Chapter II
SERVICE. "THE menagerie! O father, will you?" cried Narcissus. "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time. But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
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Chapter II
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SERVICE.
"THE
menagerie!
O
father,
will
you?"
cried
Narcissus.
"I
do
want
to
see
the
lions
and
tigers,
and
they'll
be
here
such
a
short
time.
But
mother
said
you
wouldn't
think
of
it."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SERVICE.
Line 2
"THE
menagerie!
Line 3
O
father,
will
you?"
cried
Narcissus.
Line 4
"I
do
want
to
see
the
lions
and
tigers,
and
they'll
be
here
such
a
short
time.
Line 5
But
mother
said
you
wouldn't
think
of
it."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But mother said you wouldn't think of it."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.”
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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 "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
father
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From this reading O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
lions
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From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
menagerie
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From this reading "THE menagerie!
mother
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From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
Narcissus
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From this reading O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.
O
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From this reading O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
said
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From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
see
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From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
SERVICE
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From this reading SERVICE.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE menagerie!
they'll
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From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
tigers
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From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
want
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From this reading "I do want to see the lions and tigers, and they'll be here such a short time.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.
wouldn't
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From this reading But mother said you wouldn't think of it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O father, will you?" cried Narcissus.