Chapter V
"I'm responsible for that, too. I put you to bed." He leaned forward. "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet. She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
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Chapter V
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"I'm
responsible
for
that,
too.
I
put
you
to
bed."
He
leaned
forward.
"Listen,
child--your
mother
knows
nothing
about
this
as
yet.
She
wasn't
home
when
I
brought
you
in,
and
she's
not
awake
yet
this
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I'm
responsible
for
that,
too.
Line 2
I
put
you
to
bed."
Line 3
He
leaned
forward.
Line 4
"Listen,
child--your
mother
knows
nothing
about
this
as
yet.
Line 5
She
wasn't
home
when
I
brought
you
in,
and
she's
not
awake
yet
this
morning.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He leaned forward.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.”
Responsible
adjective
US /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading “"I'm responsible for that, too.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
awake
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From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
bed
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From this reading I put you to bed."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
child
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From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned forward.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned forward.
home
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From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put you to bed."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
knows
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From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
leaned
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From this reading He leaned forward.
Listen
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From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
mother
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From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
put
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From this reading I put you to bed."
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
she's
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From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I put you to bed."
too
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From this reading "I'm responsible for that, too.
wasn't
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From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She wasn't home when I brought you in, and she's not awake yet this morning.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I put you to bed."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Listen, child--your mother knows nothing about this as yet.