Chapter I
SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 08
Chapter I
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SHE
is
young,
wise,
fair,
In
these
to
Nature
she's
immediate
heir.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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SHE
is
young,
wise,
fair,
In
these
to
Nature
she's
immediate
heir.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.”
Heir
noun
US /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.”
All words in this reading · 12
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
immediate
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
Nature
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
she's
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
wise
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.
young
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From this reading SHE is young, wise, fair, In these to Nature she's immediate heir.