Chapter VI
"But did you think that?" "No," the girl confessed after a pause. "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work. That's what you said--an experiment. Didn't you?"
The Dark Other
Chapter VI
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"But
did
you
think
that?"
"No,"
the
girl
confessed
after
a
pause.
"At
first,
when
you
started
with
that
drink,
I
thought
you
were
looking
for
material
for
your
work.
That's
what
you
said--an
experiment.
Didn't
you?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But
did
you
think
that?"
/bʌt dɪd juː think ðæt/
Line 2
"No,"
the
girl
confessed
after
a
pause.
Line 3
"At
first,
when
you
started
with
that
drink,
I
thought
you
were
looking
for
material
for
your
work.
Line 4
That's
what
you
said--an
experiment.
Line 5
Didn't
you?"
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 “"No," the girl confessed after a pause.”
Drink
noun
US /drink/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But did you think that?"”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.”
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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 "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That's what you said--an experiment.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But did you think that?"
confessed
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From this reading "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But did you think that?"
Didn't
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From this reading Didn't you?"
drink
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From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
experiment
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From this reading That's what you said--an experiment.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
girl
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From this reading "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
looking
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From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
material
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From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
pause
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From this reading "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
said
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From this reading That's what you said--an experiment.
started
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From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But did you think that?"
That's
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From this reading That's what you said--an experiment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," the girl confessed after a pause.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But did you think that?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what you said--an experiment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
work
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From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But did you think that?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "At first, when you started with that drink, I thought you were looking for material for your work.