Chapter XVII
KATHERINE. [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter! OLIVE. But tell me just one weeny thing! KATHERINE.
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Chapter XVII
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KATHERINE.
[Taking
up
a
newspaper]
Just
a
stupid
name,
dear--don't
chatter!
OLIVE.
But
tell
me
just
one
weeny
thing!
KATHERINE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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KATHERINE.
Line 2
[Taking
up
a
newspaper]
Just
a
stupid
name,
dear--don't
chatter!
Line 3
OLIVE.
Line 4
But
tell
me
just
one
weeny
thing!
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KATHERINE.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But tell me just one weeny thing!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But tell me just one weeny thing!”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But tell me just one weeny thing!”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But tell me just one weeny thing!
chatter
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
dear
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don't
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
Just
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
KATHERINE
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From this reading KATHERINE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But tell me just one weeny thing!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
newspaper
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
OLIVE
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From this reading OLIVE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But tell me just one weeny thing!
stupid
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
Taking
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But tell me just one weeny thing!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But tell me just one weeny thing!
up
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From this reading [Taking up a newspaper] Just a stupid name, dear--don't chatter!
weeny
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From this reading But tell me just one weeny thing!