Chapter V
"Don't, Alice! I don't like it!" She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace. "I'm not Alice, I tell you. Kiss me."
The Intoxicated Ghost, and Other Stories
Chapter V
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"Don't,
Alice!
I
don't
like
it!"
She
pouted
her
lips,
lips
which
to
his
excited
fancy
seemed
to
have
grown
redder
and
fuller
than
he
had
ever
seen
them,
and
she
made
a
droll
little
grimace.
"I'm
not
Alice,
I
tell
you.
Kiss
me."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Don't,
Alice!
Line 2
I
don't
like
it!"
Line 3
She
pouted
her
lips,
lips
which
to
his
excited
fancy
seemed
to
have
grown
redder
and
fuller
than
he
had
ever
seen
them,
and
she
made
a
droll
little
grimace.
Line 4
"I'm
not
Alice,
I
tell
you.
Line 5
Kiss
me."
Learner Dictionary
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Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm not Alice, I tell you.”
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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 She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
Alice
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From this reading "Don't, Alice!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't, Alice!
droll
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
fancy
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
fuller
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
grimace
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
grown
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't like it!"
I'm
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From this reading "I'm not Alice, I tell you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't like it!"
Kiss
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From this reading Kiss me."
like
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From this reading I don't like it!"
lips
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
made
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kiss me."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not Alice, I tell you.
pouted
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
redder
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
seen
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From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm not Alice, I tell you.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She pouted her lips, lips which to his excited fancy seemed to have grown redder and fuller than he had ever seen them, and she made a droll little grimace.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm not Alice, I tell you.