Chapter XII
“Yes. Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.” She was silent. “When are you coming over to see your picture?” “This autumn.”
Anne Page
Chapter XII
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“Yes.
Though
you
were
once
the
queen
of
quite
a
brilliant
salon.”
She
was
silent.
“When
are
you
coming
over
to
see
your
picture?”
“This
autumn.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes.
Line 2
Though
you
were
once
the
queen
of
quite
a
brilliant
salon.”
Line 3
She
was
silent.
Line 4
“When
are
you
coming
over
to
see
your
picture?”
Line 5
“This
autumn.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.””
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ““When are you coming over to see your picture?””
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.””
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.””
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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 Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
autumn
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From this reading “This autumn.”
brilliant
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From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
coming
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From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
once
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From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
picture
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From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
queen
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From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
salon
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From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
see
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From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was silent.
silent
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From this reading She was silent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This autumn.”
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was silent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Though you were once the queen of quite a brilliant salon.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When are you coming over to see your picture?”