Chapter IX
DINAH. Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely. And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self. PIM. I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.
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Chapter IX
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DINAH.
Oh,
but
how
disappointing
of
you,
when
we
were
getting
on
together
so
nicely.
And
it
was
just
going
to
be
your
turn
to
tell
me
all
about
_your_self.
PIM.
I
have
really
nothing
to
tell,
Miss
Marden.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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DINAH.
Line 2
Oh,
but
how
disappointing
of
you,
when
we
were
getting
on
together
so
nicely.
Line 3
And
it
was
just
going
to
be
your
turn
to
tell
me
all
about
_your_self.
Line 4
PIM.
Line 5
I
have
really
nothing
to
tell,
Miss
Marden.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
all
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From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely.
DINAH
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disappointing
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getting
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going
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.
how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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Marden
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From this reading I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
Miss
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nicely
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have really nothing to tell, Miss Marden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oh
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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PIM
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really
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self
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
together
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turn
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, but how disappointing of you, when we were getting on together so nicely.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And it was just going to be your turn to tell me all about _your_self.