Chapter III
_Enter MRS. BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX. Is the little back second-floor room ready? MRS. B. Not quite, gentlemen.
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Chapter III
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_Enter
MRS.
BOUNCER,
L.
H.
C._
BOX
_and_
COX.
Is
the
little
back
second-floor
room
ready?
MRS.
B.
Not
quite,
gentlemen.
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Line 1
_Enter
MRS.
Line 2
BOUNCER,
L.
H.
C._
BOX
_and_
COX.
Line 3
Is
the
little
back
second-floor
room
ready?
Line 4
MRS.
Line 5
B.
Not
quite,
gentlemen.
Learner Dictionary
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Gentlemen
noun
US /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “B. Not quite, gentlemen.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is the little back second-floor room ready?”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “B. Not quite, gentlemen.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
B
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back
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BOUNCER
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From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
BOX
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C
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COX
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From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
Enter
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From this reading _Enter MRS.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
H
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From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
L
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From this reading BOUNCER, L. H. C._ BOX _and_ COX.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?
MRS
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NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading B. Not quite, gentlemen.
ready
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room
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second-floor
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the little back second-floor room ready?