Chapter XXIV
“Well, what you want?” Penrod asked, brusquely. Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight. “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered. “I don't either!
Penrod and Sam
Chapter XXIV
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“Well,
what
you
want?”
Penrod
asked,
brusquely.
Marjorie's
wonderful
eyes
were
dark
and
mysterious,
like
still
water
at
twilight.
“What
makes
you
behave
so
AWFUL?”
she
whispered.
“I
don't
either!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
what
you
want?”
Line 2
Penrod
asked,
brusquely.
Line 3
Marjorie's
wonderful
eyes
were
dark
and
mysterious,
like
still
water
at
twilight.
Line 4
“What
makes
you
behave
so
AWFUL?”
she
whispered.
Line 5
“I
don't
either!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Penrod asked, brusquely.”
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading ““I don't either!”
Mysterious
adjective
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
Twilight
noun
US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, what you want?””
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Penrod asked, brusquely.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
AWFUL
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behave
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From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
brusquely
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From this reading Penrod asked, brusquely.
dark
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From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
don't
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From this reading “I don't either!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “I don't either!
eyes
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From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't either!
like
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From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
makes
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From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
Marjorie's
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From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
Penrod
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From this reading Penrod asked, brusquely.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
want
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From this reading “Well, what you want?”
water
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From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
Well
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From this reading “Well, what you want?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what you want?”
whispered
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From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what you want?”