Chapter VI
PERCIVAL. I will do nothing incorrect. HYPATIA. Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that. But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
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PERCIVAL.
I
will
do
nothing
incorrect.
HYPATIA.
Oh,
dont
be
afraid,
little
boy:
youll
get
nothing
but
a
kiss;
and
I'll
fight
like
the
devil
to
keep
you
from
getting
that.
But
we
must
play
on
the
hill
and
race
through
the
heather.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PERCIVAL.
Line 2
I
will
do
nothing
incorrect.
Line 3
HYPATIA.
Line 4
Oh,
dont
be
afraid,
little
boy:
youll
get
nothing
but
a
kiss;
and
I'll
fight
like
the
devil
to
keep
you
from
getting
that.
Line 5
But
we
must
play
on
the
hill
and
race
through
the
heather.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I will do nothing incorrect.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.”
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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 Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
afraid
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
boy
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
devil
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I will do nothing incorrect.
dont
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
fight
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
get
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
getting
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
heather
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From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
hill
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From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
HYPATIA
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From this reading HYPATIA.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will do nothing incorrect.
I'll
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
incorrect
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From this reading I will do nothing incorrect.
keep
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
kiss
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
like
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I will do nothing incorrect.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
PERCIVAL
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From this reading PERCIVAL.
play
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From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
race
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From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we must play on the hill and race through the heather.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will do nothing incorrect.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.
youll
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From this reading Oh, dont be afraid, little boy: youll get nothing but a kiss; and I'll fight like the devil to keep you from getting that.