Chapter III
"Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly. "Spots--blots! Blots--spots! I do not understand. What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
Pixie O'Shaughnessy
Chapter III
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"Spots!"
echoed
Mademoiselle
blankly.
"Spots--blots!
Blots--spots!
I
do
not
understand.
What
is
then
the
difference
between
blots
and
spots?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Spots!"
echoed
Mademoiselle
blankly.
Line 2
"Spots--blots!
Line 3
Blots--spots!
Line 4
I
do
not
understand.
/aɪ duː nɑːt understand/
Line 5
What
is
then
the
difference
between
blots
and
spots?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “What is then the difference between blots and spots?"”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not understand.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
blankly
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From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
blots
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From this reading "Spots--blots!
difference
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From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not understand.
echoed
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From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not understand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
Mademoiselle
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From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not understand.
Spots
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From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
then
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From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not understand.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"