Chapter VI
"Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?" "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically. "Answer me, Sybilla!" "Y-yes--I did." "What did you suppose it to be?"
The Green Mouse
Chapter VI
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"Quite
near----"
"You
didn't
touch
it,
did
you?"
"I
was
going
to
tell
you----"
"_Did_
you?"
he
bellowed
musically.
"Answer
me,
Sybilla!"
"Y-yes--I
did."
"What
did
you
suppose
it
to
be?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Quite
near----"
"You
didn't
touch
it,
did
you?"
Line 2
"I
was
going
to
tell
you----"
"_Did_
you?"
he
bellowed
musically.
Line 3
"Answer
me,
Sybilla!"
Line 4
"Y-yes--I
did."
Line 5
"What
did
you
suppose
it
to
be?"
/wʌt dɪd juː ˈsuppose ɪt tuː biː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What did you suppose it to be?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.”
All words in this reading · 22
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Answer
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From this reading "Answer me, Sybilla!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What did you suppose it to be?"
bellowed
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From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
didn't
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From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
going
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From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Answer me, Sybilla!"
musically
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From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
near
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From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What did you suppose it to be?"
Sybilla
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From this reading "Answer me, Sybilla!"
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
touch
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From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you suppose it to be?"
Y-yes
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From this reading "Y-yes--I did."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"