Chapter XVII
"So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly. "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton. Now, come over here. Closer." "I won't," she shuddered.
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Chapter XVII
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"So?"
admitted
Brodie
good-humouredly.
"Well,
that
cuts
no
ice;
it's
open
and
shut
you'd
gone
back
to
Gratton.
Now,
come
over
here.
Closer."
"I
won't,"
she
shuddered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"So?"
admitted
Brodie
good-humouredly.
Line 2
"Well,
that
cuts
no
ice;
it's
open
and
shut
you'd
gone
back
to
Gratton.
Line 3
Now,
come
over
here.
Line 4
Closer."
Line 5
"I
won't,"
she
shuddered.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, come over here.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, come over here.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now, come over here.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
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admitted
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From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
back
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Brodie
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From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
Closer
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From this reading Closer."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, come over here.
cuts
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
gone
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
good-humouredly
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From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
Gratton
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, come over here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
ice
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
it's
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Now
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From this reading Now, come over here.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, come over here.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
shuddered
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From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
shut
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Well
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
won't
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From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
you'd
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From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.