Chapter VI
"I feel very queer," she said. "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?" The whitebait crowded round to look. "Why, it has moved!" cried one. "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
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Chapter VI
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"I
feel
very
queer,"
she
said.
"Can
you
see
what
is
the
matter
with
my
left
eye?"
The
whitebait
crowded
round
to
look.
"Why,
it
has
moved!"
cried
one.
"It
seems
to
be
coming
round
the
corner
of
your
head."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
feel
very
queer,"
she
said.
Line 2
"Can
you
see
what
is
the
matter
with
my
left
eye?"
Line 3
The
whitebait
crowded
round
to
look.
Line 4
"Why,
it
has
moved!"
cried
one.
Line 5
"It
seems
to
be
coming
round
the
corner
of
your
head."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, it has moved!" cried one.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Why, it has moved!" cried one.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whitebait crowded round to look.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Why, it has moved!" cried one.”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
coming
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From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
corner
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From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
crowded
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From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
eye
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From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
feel
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From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
head
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From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
matter
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From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
moved
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From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
queer
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From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
round
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From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
said
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From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
see
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From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
seems
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From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
very
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From this reading "I feel very queer," she said.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
whitebait
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From this reading The whitebait crowded round to look.
Why
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From this reading "Why, it has moved!" cried one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you see what is the matter with my left eye?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It seems to be coming round the corner of your head."