Chapter XXVII
There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning. She had left the house at dawn with her horse. "May be night before she comes back," said her father. "No telling how far she'll go. May be tomorrow before she shows up."
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Chapter XXVII
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There
was
no
Kate
at
breakfast
the
next
morning.
She
had
left
the
house
at
dawn
with
her
horse.
"May
be
night
before
she
comes
back,"
said
her
father.
"No
telling
how
far
she'll
go.
May
be
tomorrow
before
she
shows
up."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
There
was
no
Kate
at
breakfast
the
next
morning.
Line 2
She
had
left
the
house
at
dawn
with
her
horse.
Line 3
"May
be
night
before
she
comes
back,"
said
her
father.
Line 4
"No
telling
how
far
she'll
go.
Line 5
May
be
tomorrow
before
she
shows
up."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"May be night before she comes back," said her father.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had left the house at dawn with her horse.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May be night before she comes back," said her father.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
back
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From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
breakfast
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From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
comes
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From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
dawn
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From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
far
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From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
father
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From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
go
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From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
horse
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From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
house
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From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
how
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From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
Kate
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From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
night
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From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
said
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From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
she'll
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From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
shows
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From this reading May be tomorrow before she shows up."
telling
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From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
There
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From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
tomorrow
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From this reading May be tomorrow before she shows up."
up
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From this reading May be tomorrow before she shows up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.