Chapter VIII
Little came up the rope hand over hand. Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car. Fido, the poodle, whined. "Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry." "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.
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Little
came
up
the
rope
hand
over
hand.
Lady
Caroline
crouched
in
the
farther
side
of
the
car.
Fido,
the
poodle,
whined.
"Poor
thing,"
said
Lady
Caroline,
"it's
hungry."
"Do
you
wish
to
save
the
dog?"
said
Little.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Little
came
up
the
rope
hand
over
hand.
Line 2
Lady
Caroline
crouched
in
the
farther
side
of
the
car.
Line 3
Fido,
the
poodle,
whined.
Line 4
"Poor
thing,"
said
Lady
Caroline,
"it's
hungry."
Line 5
"Do
you
wish
to
save
the
dog?"
said
Little.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little came up the rope hand over hand.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little came up the rope hand over hand.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Little came up the rope hand over hand.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “"Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."”
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came
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From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
car
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From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
Caroline
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From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
crouched
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From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.
dog
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From this reading "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.
farther
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From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
Fido
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From this reading Fido, the poodle, whined.
hand
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From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
hungry
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From this reading "Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
it's
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From this reading "Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."
Lady
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From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
poodle
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From this reading Fido, the poodle, whined.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."
rope
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From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
said
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From this reading "Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.
side
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From this reading Lady Caroline crouched in the farther side of the car.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor thing," said Lady Caroline, "it's hungry."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.
up
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From this reading Little came up the rope hand over hand.
whined
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From this reading Fido, the poodle, whined.
wish
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From this reading "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you wish to save the dog?" said Little.