Chapter XXVIII
OUR CHILD. I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine. “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured. “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said. “Don’t say so, please.
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Chapter XXVIII
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OUR
CHILD.
I
SAT
down
beside
the
bed,
and
drew
Maimie
within
my
arms,
letting
her
soft
cheek
rest
against
mine.
“Oh,
that
is
nice,”
she
murmured.
“Maimie,
we
owe
a
great
deal
to
you,”
I
said.
“Don’t
say
so,
please.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OUR
CHILD.
Line 2
I
SAT
down
beside
the
bed,
and
drew
Maimie
within
my
arms,
letting
her
soft
cheek
rest
against
mine.
Line 3
“Oh,
that
is
nice,”
she
murmured.
Line 4
“Maimie,
we
owe
a
great
deal
to
you,”
I
said.
Line 5
“Don’t
say
so,
please.
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
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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 “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
arms
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
bed
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
cheek
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
CHILD
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From this reading OUR CHILD.
deal
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Don't
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From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
down
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
letting
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
Maimie
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
murmured
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From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
nice
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From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR CHILD.
owe
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From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
please
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From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
said
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From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
SAT
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
say
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From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
soft
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From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.