Chapter III
“She's wandering,” said Mrs. Ricketts. “Speak to her.” But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand. The little sufferer's lips moved again. “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
Under the Redwoods
Chapter III
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“She's
wandering,”
said
Mrs.
Ricketts.
“Speak
to
her.”
But
Bob,
with
his
eyes
on
the
child's,
lifted
a
protesting
hand.
The
little
sufferer's
lips
moved
again.
“It
isn't
Dick--it's
the
angel
God
sent
to
tell
me.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“She's
wandering,”
said
Mrs.
Ricketts.
Line 2
“Speak
to
her.”
Line 3
But
Bob,
with
his
eyes
on
the
child's,
lifted
a
protesting
hand.
Line 4
The
little
sufferer's
lips
moved
again.
Line 5
“It
isn't
Dick--it's
the
angel
God
sent
to
tell
me.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little sufferer's lips moved again.”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.””
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little sufferer's lips moved again.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Speak to her.””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.””
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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 But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little sufferer's lips moved again.
angel
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From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
Bob
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From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
child's
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From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
Dick
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From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
eyes
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From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
God
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hand
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From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Speak to her.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
isn't
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From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
it's
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From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
lifted
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From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
lips
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From this reading The little sufferer's lips moved again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little sufferer's lips moved again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
moved
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From this reading The little sufferer's lips moved again.
Mrs
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From this reading “She's wandering,” said Mrs. Ricketts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
protesting
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From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
Ricketts
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From this reading “She's wandering,” said Mrs. Ricketts.
said
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From this reading “She's wandering,” said Mrs. Ricketts.
sent
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From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
She's
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From this reading “She's wandering,” said Mrs. Ricketts.
Speak
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From this reading “Speak to her.”
sufferer's
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From this reading The little sufferer's lips moved again.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn't Dick--it's the angel God sent to tell me.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Speak to her.”
wandering
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From this reading “She's wandering,” said Mrs. Ricketts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Bob, with his eyes on the child's, lifted a protesting hand.