Chapter II
“It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura. “The hotel is here, just a step.” They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage. Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel. II.
Cæsar or Nothing
Chapter II
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“It’s
not
worth
the
trouble
to
take
a
cab,”
said
Laura.
“The
hotel
is
here,
just
a
step.”
They
gave
a
porter
orders
to
attend
to
the
luggage.
Laura
took
her
brother’s
arm,
they
went
out
on
the
Piazza
Esedra,
and
entered
the
hotel.
II.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It’s
not
worth
the
trouble
to
take
a
cab,”
said
Laura.
Line 2
“The
hotel
is
here,
just
a
step.”
Line 3
They
gave
a
porter
orders
to
attend
to
the
luggage.
Line 4
Laura
took
her
brother’s
arm,
they
went
out
on
the
Piazza
Esedra,
and
entered
the
hotel.
Line 5
II.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The hotel is here, just a step.””
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The hotel is here, just a step.””
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.”
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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 “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
arm
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From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
attend
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From this reading They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage.
brother's
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From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
cab
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From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
entered
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From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
Esedra
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From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
gave
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From this reading They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hotel is here, just a step.”
hotel
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From this reading “The hotel is here, just a step.”
II
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From this reading II.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The hotel is here, just a step.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
just
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From this reading “The hotel is here, just a step.”
Laura
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From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
luggage
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From this reading They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
orders
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From this reading They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage.
out
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From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
Piazza
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From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
porter
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From this reading They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage.
said
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From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hotel is here, just a step.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave a porter orders to attend to the luggage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
trouble
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From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura took her brother’s arm, they went out on the Piazza Esedra, and entered the hotel.
worth
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From this reading “It’s not worth the trouble to take a cab,” said Laura.