Chapter XI
[She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.] [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest. Think o' that!" I says. "'Twill be a brave change."
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Chapter XI
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[She
stays
quite
still
a
moment,
and
behind
her
LEMMY
draws
one
finger
across
his
face.]
[Smiling]
"Yore
old
fengers'll
'ave
a
rest.
Think
o'
that!"
I
says.
"'Twill
be
a
brave
change."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[She
stays
quite
still
a
moment,
and
behind
her
LEMMY
draws
one
finger
across
his
face.]
Line 2
[Smiling]
"Yore
old
fengers'll
'ave
a
rest.
Line 3
Think
o'
that!"
Line 4
I
says.
Line 5
"'Twill
be
a
brave
change."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “[She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “[She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “[She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think o' that!"”
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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 [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
ave
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From this reading [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Twill be a brave change."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
brave
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From this reading "'Twill be a brave change."
change
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From this reading "'Twill be a brave change."
draws
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From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
face
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From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
fengers'll
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From this reading [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.
finger
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From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I says.
LEMMY
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moment
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From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
o
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From this reading Think o' that!"
old
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From this reading [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.
says
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From this reading I says.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
Smiling
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From this reading [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.
stays
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From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [She stays quite still a moment, and behind her LEMMY draws one finger across his face.]
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Think o' that!"
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think o' that!"
Twill
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From this reading "'Twill be a brave change."
Yore
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From this reading [Smiling] "Yore old fengers'll 'ave a rest.