Chapter XXII
She turned a little pale and did not reply. "You understand me, Kitty," I said. "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you. What have you to say to me?" Then came back to her her little smile.
The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
Chapter XXII
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She
turned
a
little
pale
and
did
not
reply.
"You
understand
me,
Kitty,"
I
said.
"There
is
nothing
in
the
world
that
I
care
for
but
you.
What
have
you
to
say
to
me?"
Then
came
back
to
her
her
little
smile.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
She
turned
a
little
pale
and
did
not
reply.
Line 2
"You
understand
me,
Kitty,"
I
said.
Line 3
"There
is
nothing
in
the
world
that
I
care
for
but
you.
Line 4
What
have
you
to
say
to
me?"
Line 5
Then
came
back
to
her
her
little
smile.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you to say to me?"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned a little pale and did not reply.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You understand me, Kitty," I said.”
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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 turned a little pale and did not reply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
back
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From this reading Then came back to her her little smile.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
came
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From this reading Then came back to her her little smile.
care
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From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you to say to me?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came back to her her little smile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You understand me, Kitty," I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
Kitty
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From this reading "You understand me, Kitty," I said.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You understand me, Kitty," I said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
pale
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From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
reply
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From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
said
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From this reading "You understand me, Kitty," I said.
say
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From this reading What have you to say to me?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
smile
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From this reading Then came back to her her little smile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
Then
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From this reading Then came back to her her little smile.
There
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From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have you to say to me?"
turned
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From this reading She turned a little pale and did not reply.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You understand me, Kitty," I said.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you to say to me?"
world
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From this reading "There is nothing in the world that I care for but you.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You understand me, Kitty," I said.