Chapter X
"Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer." "The bottom drawer! What _are_ you talking about?" "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer! It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
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"Something
for
Esther,
for
the
bottom
drawer."
"The
bottom
drawer!
What
_are_
you
talking
about?"
"Every
engaged
young
woman
has
a
bottom
drawer!
It's
part
of
the
performance,
and
you
can't
be
properly
engaged
without
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Something
for
Esther,
for
the
bottom
drawer."
Line 2
"The
bottom
drawer!
Line 3
What
_are_
you
talking
about?"
Line 4
"Every
engaged
young
woman
has
a
bottom
drawer!
Line 5
It's
part
of
the
performance,
and
you
can't
be
properly
engaged
without
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What _are_ you talking about?"”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.”
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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 "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What _are_ you talking about?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What _are_ you talking about?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
bottom
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From this reading "Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."
can't
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From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
drawer
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From this reading "Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."
engaged
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From this reading "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!
Esther
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From this reading "Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
It's
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From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
performance
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From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
properly
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From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."
talking
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From this reading What _are_ you talking about?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Something for Esther, for the bottom drawer."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _are_ you talking about?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It's part of the performance, and you can't be properly engaged without it.
woman
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From this reading "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What _are_ you talking about?"
young
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From this reading "Every engaged young woman has a bottom drawer!