Chapter XVIII
Ellen did not at once return home. She walked on reflecting. So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father! And she was the first to know it! The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
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Chapter XVIII
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Ellen
did
not
at
once
return
home.
She
walked
on
reflecting.
So
the
old
man
was
Lydia
Orr’s
father!
And
she
was
the
first
to
know
it!
The
girl
had
never
spoken
of
her
father,
Ellen
was
sure.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Ellen
did
not
at
once
return
home.
Line 2
She
walked
on
reflecting.
Line 3
So
the
old
man
was
Lydia
Orr’s
father!
Line 4
And
she
was
the
first
to
know
it!
/ənd ʃiː wɑːz ðə first tuː know ɪt/
Line 5
The
girl
had
never
spoken
of
her
father,
Ellen
was
sure.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she was the first to know it!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she was the first to know it!”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ellen did not at once return home.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she was the first to know it!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
Ellen
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From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
father
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From this reading So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she was the first to know it!
girl
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
home
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From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she was the first to know it!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she was the first to know it!
Lydia
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man
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From this reading So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
old
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From this reading So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She walked on reflecting.
once
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From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
Orr's
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reflecting
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From this reading She walked on reflecting.
return
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From this reading Ellen did not at once return home.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked on reflecting.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father!
spoken
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From this reading The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl had never spoken of her father, Ellen was sure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she was the first to know it!
walked
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From this reading She walked on reflecting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the old man was Lydia Orr’s father!