Chapter II
Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again. "You silly girl! What nonsense! I don't need a hat." "That's nonsense if you like!
Big Game: A Story for Girls
Chapter II
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Edith
stared,
and
laughed,
and
laughed
again.
"You
silly
girl!
What
nonsense!
I
don't
need
a
hat."
"That's
nonsense
if
you
like!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Edith
stared,
and
laughed,
and
laughed
again.
Line 2
"You
silly
girl!
Line 3
What
nonsense!
Line 4
I
don't
need
a
hat."
Line 5
"That's
nonsense
if
you
like!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't need a hat."”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 I don't need a hat."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
don't
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From this reading I don't need a hat."
Edith
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From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
girl
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From this reading "You silly girl!
hat
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From this reading I don't need a hat."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't need a hat."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That's nonsense if you like!
laughed
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From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
like
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From this reading "That's nonsense if you like!
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't need a hat."
nonsense
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From this reading What nonsense!
silly
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From this reading "You silly girl!
stared
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From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
That's
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From this reading "That's nonsense if you like!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What nonsense!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You silly girl!