Chapter XI
"Oh, that won't take a minute. I've let her sleep as long as possible. For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting. But you? You haven't been to bed, have you?"
The Red Derelict
Chapter XI
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"Oh,
that
won't
take
a
minute.
I've
let
her
sleep
as
long
as
possible.
For
the
rest,
I've
hardly
anything
worth
collecting.
But
you?
You
haven't
been
to
bed,
have
you?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
that
won't
take
a
minute.
Line 2
I've
let
her
sleep
as
long
as
possible.
Line 3
For
the
rest,
I've
hardly
anything
worth
collecting.
Line 4
But
you?
/bʌt juː/
Line 5
You
haven't
been
to
bed,
have
you?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You haven't been to bed, have you?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You haven't been to bed, have you?"”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I've let her sleep as long as possible.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've let her sleep as long as possible.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, that won't take a minute.”
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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, that won't take a minute.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
bed
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From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you?
collecting
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From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
hardly
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From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
haven't
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From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
I've
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From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
minute
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From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
possible
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From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
sleep
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From this reading I've let her sleep as long as possible.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You haven't been to bed, have you?"
won't
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From this reading "Oh, that won't take a minute.
worth
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From this reading For the rest, I've hardly anything worth collecting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you?