Chapter I
Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc. New York Hearst's International Library Co. "Arthur,--what did you give the man?" "Half a crown, my dear! Now don't make a fuss.
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Chapter I
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Mrs.
Humphry
Ward
Author
of
"Eltham
House,"
"Delia
Blanchflower,"
etc.
New
York
Hearst's
International
Library
Co.
"Arthur,--what
did
you
give
the
man?"
"Half
a
crown,
my
dear!
Now
don't
make
a
fuss.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mrs.
Humphry
Ward
Author
of
"Eltham
House,"
"Delia
Blanchflower,"
etc.
Line 2
New
York
Hearst's
International
Library
Co.
Line 3
"Arthur,--what
did
you
give
the
man?"
Line 4
"Half
a
crown,
my
dear!
Line 5
Now
don't
make
a
fuss.
Learner Dictionary
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Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Half a crown, my dear!”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now don't make a fuss.”
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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 "Half a crown, my dear!
Arthur
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Author
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From this reading Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc.
Blanchflower
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Co
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From this reading New York Hearst's International Library Co.
crown
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dear
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Delia
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From this reading Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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don't
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Eltham
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etc
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fuss
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give
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HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Half a crown, my dear!
Hearst's
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House
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Humphry
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From this reading Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc.
International
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From this reading New York Hearst's International Library Co.
Library
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From this reading New York Hearst's International Library Co.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now don't make a fuss.
man
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Half a crown, my dear!
New
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Arthur,--what did you give the man?"
Ward
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From this reading Mrs. Humphry Ward Author of "Eltham House," "Delia Blanchflower," etc.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Arthur,--what did you give the man?"
York
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From this reading New York Hearst's International Library Co.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Arthur,--what did you give the man?"