Chapter XI
Malone blushed quietly. "Oh, I know," the Queen said. "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said. "Don't tell me about it. All right?"
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Chapter XI
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Malone
blushed
quietly.
"Oh,
I
know,"
the
Queen
said.
"You'd
much
rather
think
of
yourself
as
a
sort
of
apprentice
lecher,
a
kind
of
cynical
Don
Juan,
but--"
"I
know,"
Malone
said.
"Don't
tell
me
about
it.
All
right?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Malone
blushed
quietly.
Line 2
"Oh,
I
know,"
the
Queen
said.
Line 3
"You'd
much
rather
think
of
yourself
as
a
sort
of
apprentice
lecher,
a
kind
of
cynical
Don
Juan,
but--"
"I
know,"
Malone
said.
Line 4
"Don't
tell
me
about
it.
Line 5
All
right?"
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 “"Don't tell me about it.”
Apprentice
noun
US /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading “"You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I know," the Queen said.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't tell me about it.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.”
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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 "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't tell me about it.
All
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From this reading All right?"
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
blushed
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From this reading Malone blushed quietly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
cynical
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
Don
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't tell me about it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I know," the Queen said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't tell me about it.
Juan
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
kind
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I know," the Queen said.
lecher
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
Malone
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From this reading Malone blushed quietly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't tell me about it.
much
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I know," the Queen said.
Queen
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From this reading "Oh, I know," the Queen said.
quietly
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From this reading Malone blushed quietly.
rather
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All right?"
said
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From this reading "Oh, I know," the Queen said.
sort
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't tell me about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I know," the Queen said.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
You'd
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From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You'd much rather think of yourself as a sort of apprentice lecher, a kind of cynical Don Juan, but--" "I know," Malone said.