Chapter XII
"Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?" "Yes." "Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?" "What about?" "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
Pine Needles
Chapter XII
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"Uncle
Eden,"
said
Maggie,
"do
you
like
Meredith's
story?"
"Yes."
"Do
you
feel
like
talking
now,
Uncle
Eden?"
"What
about?"
"But
I
mean--do
you
feel
like
_talking_--about
anything?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Uncle
Eden,"
said
Maggie,
"do
you
like
Meredith's
story?"
Line 2
"Yes."
Line 3
"Do
you
feel
like
talking
now,
Uncle
Eden?"
Line 4
"What
about?"
/wʌt əˈbaʊt/
Line 5
"But
I
mean--do
you
feel
like
_talking_--about
anything?"
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 about?"”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
Eden
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From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
feel
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From this reading "Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
like
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Maggie
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mean
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From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
Meredith's
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now
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said
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story
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talking
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Uncle
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"