Chapter XXI
CHARLES. I say-what gives you these heads? You've been very on and off all this last month. CHLOE. I don't know.
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Chapter XXI
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CHARLES.
I
say-what
gives
you
these
heads?
You've
been
very
on
and
off
all
this
last
month.
CHLOE.
I
don't
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CHARLES.
Line 2
I
say-what
gives
you
these
heads?
Line 3
You've
been
very
on
and
off
all
this
last
month.
Line 4
CHLOE.
Line 5
I
don't
know.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You've been very on and off all this last month.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've been very on and off all this last month.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I say-what gives you these heads?”
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all
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From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
CHARLES
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From this reading CHARLES.
CHLOE
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don't
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From this reading I don't know.
gives
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From this reading I say-what gives you these heads?
heads
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From this reading I say-what gives you these heads?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say-what gives you these heads?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
month
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From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
off
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From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
say-what
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From this reading I say-what gives you these heads?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I say-what gives you these heads?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
very
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From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I say-what gives you these heads?
You've
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From this reading You've been very on and off all this last month.