Chapter XVI
A FLOWER SALE. "Oh, look! Look over there!" exclaimed Marty. "What are those lovely white flowers?" "Wild clematis," replied Evaline.
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Chapter XVI
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A
FLOWER
SALE.
"Oh,
look!
Look
over
there!"
exclaimed
Marty.
"What
are
those
lovely
white
flowers?"
"Wild
clematis,"
replied
Evaline.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
FLOWER
SALE.
Line 2
"Oh,
look!
Line 3
Look
over
there!"
exclaimed
Marty.
Line 4
"What
are
those
lovely
white
flowers?"
Line 5
"Wild
clematis,"
replied
Evaline.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, look!”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Look over there!" exclaimed Marty.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wild clematis," replied Evaline.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"What are those lovely white flowers?"”
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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 A FLOWER SALE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are those lovely white flowers?"
clematis
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From this reading "Wild clematis," replied Evaline.
Evaline
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From this reading "Wild clematis," replied Evaline.
exclaimed
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From this reading Look over there!" exclaimed Marty.
FLOWER
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From this reading A FLOWER SALE.
flowers
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From this reading "What are those lovely white flowers?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, look!
lovely
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From this reading "What are those lovely white flowers?"
Marty
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From this reading Look over there!" exclaimed Marty.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, look!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Look over there!" exclaimed Marty.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wild clematis," replied Evaline.
SALE
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From this reading A FLOWER SALE.
there
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From this reading Look over there!" exclaimed Marty.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "What are those lovely white flowers?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are those lovely white flowers?"
white
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From this reading "What are those lovely white flowers?"
Wild
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From this reading "Wild clematis," replied Evaline.