Chapter X
JAMES. Look at that 't' 'y': that yours? WALTER. [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't. JAMES.
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JAMES.
Look
at
that
't'
'y':
that
yours?
WALTER.
[After
consideration]
My
y's
curl
back
a
little;
this
doesn't.
JAMES.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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JAMES.
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Look
at
that
't'
'y':
that
yours?
Line 3
WALTER.
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[After
consideration]
My
y's
curl
back
a
little;
this
doesn't.
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JAMES.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “[After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?”
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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 [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?
back
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From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
consideration
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From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
curl
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doesn't
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From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
JAMES
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From this reading JAMES.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
t
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From this reading Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
WALTER
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From this reading WALTER.
y
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From this reading Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?
y's
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From this reading [After consideration] My y's curl back a little; this doesn't.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Look at that 't' 'y': that yours?