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The Untamed
The Untamed

Chapter VII

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RED WRITING He stirred.
"Dan--dear!"
"My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.
"You're all right now, honey.
I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Untamed

Chapter VII

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
RED WRITING He stirred.
Line 2
"Dan--dear!"
Line 3
"My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.
Line 4
"You're all right now, honey.
Line 5
I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.”

Muttered verb US /ˈmʌtərd/

spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear

From this reading “"My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You're all right now, honey.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.”

All words in this reading · 38

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aches

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

all

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From this reading "You're all right now, honey.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

care

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From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

Dan

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From this reading "Dan--dear!"

dear

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From this reading "Dan--dear!"

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading RED WRITING He stirred.

head

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

honey

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From this reading "You're all right now, honey.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

I've

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From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

Kate

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

knew

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

leave

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From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/

spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

now

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From this reading "You're all right now, honey.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

RED

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From this reading RED WRITING He stirred.

remembered

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You're all right now, honey.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

silent

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

sort

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From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

stirred

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From this reading RED WRITING He stirred.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "My head," he muttered, "it sort of aches, Kate, as if--" He was silent and she knew that he remembered.

won't

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From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

WRITING

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From this reading RED WRITING He stirred.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I've come here to take care of you--I won't leave you.

You're

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From this reading "You're all right now, honey.