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Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete
Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete

Chapter XIII

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NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.
AUCTOR.
* "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."
AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.
One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.
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Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.
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AUCTOR.
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* "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."
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AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.
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One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.”

Current noun US /ˈcurrent/

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

From this reading “AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “* "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “* "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.”

All words in this reading · 55

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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 One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

aliud

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

anxious

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

AUCTOR

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From this reading AUCTOR.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

breakfast

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

came

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

Cameron

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

cheerful

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

collection

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From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

contrived

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/

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

From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

disturbed

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

down

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

est

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

establish

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

Evelyn

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

event

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

magnum

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

Merton

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

minuta

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

minute

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From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

Miss

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

missed

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

multa

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

NIHIL

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

privilege

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

quam

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

Rectory

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

smooth

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From this reading AN anxious event disturbed the smooth current of cheerful life at Merton Rectory.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

Sophy

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

stool

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

There

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From this reading * "There is nothing so great as the collection of the minute."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

undisputed

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From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

VETUS

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From this reading NIHIL est aliud magnum quam multa minuta.*--VETUS.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading One morning when Evelyn came down, she missed little Sophy, who had contrived to establish for herself the undisputed privilege of a stool beside Miss Cameron at breakfast.