Chapter V
"Naturally! Who wouldn't be? A muslin gown, this morning! If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once." Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
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Chapter V
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"Naturally!
Who
wouldn't
be?
A
muslin
gown,
this
morning!
If
you'd
an
ounce
of
sense,
you'd
go
upstairs
and
change
it
at
once."
Grizel's
face
fell,
like
that
of
a
small
disappointed
child.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Naturally!
Line 2
Who
wouldn't
be?
Line 3
A
muslin
gown,
this
morning!
Line 4
If
you'd
an
ounce
of
sense,
you'd
go
upstairs
and
change
it
at
once."
Line 5
Grizel's
face
fell,
like
that
of
a
small
disappointed
child.
Learner Dictionary
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A muslin gown, this morning!”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."”
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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 muslin gown, this morning!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who wouldn't be?
change
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
child
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disappointed
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face
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fell
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go
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
gown
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From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
Grizel's
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
like
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From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
muslin
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From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
Naturally
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From this reading "Naturally!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
once
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
ounce
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
sense
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
small
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From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Grizel's face fell, like that of a small disappointed child.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A muslin gown, this morning!
upstairs
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who wouldn't be?
wouldn't
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From this reading Who wouldn't be?
you'd
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From this reading If you'd an ounce of sense, you'd go upstairs and change it at once."