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V. V.'s Eyes
V. V.'s Eyes

Chapter XXV

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"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
Of course.
And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
The unrest of the day--" "No, no!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

V. V.'s Eyes

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.
Line 2
I know about the summer--I suffered, too....
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Of course.
/ʌv course/
Line 4
And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....
Line 5
The unrest of the day--" "No, no!

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 “I know about the summer--I suffered, too....”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know about the summer--I suffered, too....”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....”

All words in this reading · 29

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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 "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

affected

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course.

day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The unrest of the day--" "No, no!

girl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

loneliness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The unrest of the day--" "No, no!

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course.

protector

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From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

suffered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

summer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

too

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From this reading I know about the summer--I suffered, too....

unrest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The unrest of the day--" "No, no!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What you need is a protector, little girl--a man.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading And in the loneliness--you've let yourself be affected....