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A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls
A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls

Chapter XIII

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IN ANOTHER DRESS.
When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.
She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.
Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.
Irene at the present moment was the dragon.
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A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN ANOTHER DRESS.
Line 2
When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.
Line 3
She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.
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Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.
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Irene at the present moment was the dragon.

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 “Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.”

ANOTHER noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “IN ANOTHER DRESS.”

Dragon noun US /ˈdræɡən/

a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile

From this reading “Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading IN ANOTHER DRESS.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Irene at the present moment was the dragon.

becoming

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/

a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile

From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

DRESS

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From this reading IN ANOTHER DRESS.

exceedingly

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

favorite

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

felt

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From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

flushed

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

George

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From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN ANOTHER DRESS.

Irene

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

just

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From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

like

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From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

means

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

moment

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From this reading Irene at the present moment was the dragon.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

out

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

present

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From this reading Irene at the present moment was the dragon.

red

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

Rosamund

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

saw

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

shabby

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

slay

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From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

St

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From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

tired

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Rosamund felt just like St. George when he was about to slay the dragon.

waiting

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From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Rosamund went out, feeling both flushed and tired, she saw Irene waiting for her.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.

wore

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From this reading She wore her favorite red dress, which was exceedingly shabby and by no means becoming.