Chapter II
"Sue, make room in your life for a little child. You need him." Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch. Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion. She straightened in her chair.
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Chapter II
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"Sue,
make
room
in
your
life
for
a
little
child.
You
need
him."
Her
glance
evaded
his,
flashed
past
his
to
the
small,
still
bundle
on
the
couch.
Then,
suddenly,
into
her
unhappy
eyes
leaped
a
suspicion.
She
straightened
in
her
chair.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Sue,
make
room
in
your
life
for
a
little
child.
Line 2
You
need
him."
/juː need hɪm/
Line 3
Her
glance
evaded
his,
flashed
past
his
to
the
small,
still
bundle
on
the
couch.
Line 4
Then,
suddenly,
into
her
unhappy
eyes
leaped
a
suspicion.
Line 5
She
straightened
in
her
chair.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Bundle
noun
US /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sue, make room in your life for a little child.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sue, make room in your life for a little child.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sue, make room in your life for a little child.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You need him."”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.”
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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 "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
chair
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From this reading She straightened in her chair.
child
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From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
couch
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From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
evaded
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From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
eyes
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From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
flashed
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From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
glance
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From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You need him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
leaped
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From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You need him."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
past
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From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
room
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From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She straightened in her chair.
small
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From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
straightened
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From this reading She straightened in her chair.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
Sue
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From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.
suspicion
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From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
Then
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From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her glance evaded his, flashed past his to the small, still bundle on the couch.
unhappy
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From this reading Then, suddenly, into her unhappy eyes leaped a suspicion.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You need him."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sue, make room in your life for a little child.