Chapter VI
“Precisely. That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty. She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.” “What does she know about me?” “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
The Patagonia
Chapter VI
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“Precisely.
That’s
the
reason
why
she
thinks
you
coy
or
haughty.
She
has
seen
you
so
often
and
seems
to
know
so
much
about
you.”
“What
does
she
know
about
me?”
“Ah
you
must
ask
her—I
can’t
tell
you!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Precisely.
Line 2
That’s
the
reason
why
she
thinks
you
coy
or
haughty.
Line 3
She
has
seen
you
so
often
and
seems
to
know
so
much
about
you.”
Line 4
“What
does
she
know
about
me?”
/wʌt dʌz ʃiː know əˈbaʊt miː/
Line 5
“Ah
you
must
ask
her—I
can’t
tell
you!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.””
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!””
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
ask
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From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
can't
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From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
coy
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From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does she know about me?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
haughty
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From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What does she know about me?”
much
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From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
often
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From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
Precisely
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From this reading “Precisely.
reason
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From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
seems
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From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
seen
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From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah you must ask her—I can’t tell you!”
That's
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From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
thinks
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From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has seen you so often and seems to know so much about you.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does she know about me?”
why
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From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s the reason why she thinks you coy or haughty.