Chapter IV
_Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey. "I guess I got everything," she answered. "There's my lunch. Here's my pictures to cut. Here's my lesson to learn.
Michael O'Halloran
Chapter IV
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_Little
Brother_
"Now
what
am
I
going
to
do
yet
to
make
the
day
shorter,
Lily?"
asked
Mickey.
"I
guess
I
got
everything,"
she
answered.
"There's
my
lunch.
Here's
my
pictures
to
cut.
Here's
my
lesson
to
learn.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Little
Brother_
"Now
what
am
I
going
to
do
yet
to
make
the
day
shorter,
Lily?"
asked
Mickey.
Line 2
"I
guess
I
got
everything,"
she
answered.
Line 3
"There's
my
lunch.
Line 4
Here's
my
pictures
to
cut.
Line 5
Here's
my
lesson
to
learn.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I guess I got everything," she answered.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"I guess I got everything," she answered.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “_Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I guess I got everything," she answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
Brother
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
cut
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day
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I guess I got everything," she answered.
going
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
got
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guess
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Here's
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
learn
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From this reading Here's my lesson to learn.
lesson
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From this reading Here's my lesson to learn.
Lily
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
lunch
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From this reading "There's my lunch.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
Mickey
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's my lunch.
Now
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
pictures
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From this reading Here's my pictures to cut.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I guess I got everything," she answered.
shorter
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From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
There's
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From this reading "There's my lunch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _Little Brother_ "Now what am I going to do yet to make the day shorter, Lily?" asked Mickey.