Chapter III
“What cheek?” Corkey minimus said. “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.” “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.” “Did you say it or didn’t you?”
The Human Boy
Chapter III
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“What
cheek?”
Corkey
minimus
said.
“Fowle
heard
you
say
I
was
as
fiery
as
my
hair.”
“Oh,
Fowle,
he
hears
a
lot,
I
know.”
“Did
you
say
it
or
didn’t
you?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
cheek?”
Line 2
Corkey
minimus
said.
Line 3
“Fowle
heard
you
say
I
was
as
fiery
as
my
hair.”
Line 4
“Oh,
Fowle,
he
hears
a
lot,
I
know.”
Line 5
“Did
you
say
it
or
didn’t
you?”
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.””
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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 “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
cheek
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From this reading “What cheek?”
Corkey
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From this reading Corkey minimus said.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you say it or didn’t you?”
didn't
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From this reading “Did you say it or didn’t you?”
fiery
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From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
Fowle
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From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
hair
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From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.”
heard
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From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
hears
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From this reading “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Did you say it or didn’t you?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.”
lot
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From this reading “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.”
minimus
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From this reading Corkey minimus said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Fowle, he hears a lot, I know.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Did you say it or didn’t you?”
said
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From this reading Corkey minimus said.
say
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From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What cheek?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Fowle heard you say I was as fiery as my hair.”