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Diana
Diana

Chapter XV

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CATECHIZING.
"The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.
We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."
"There is no cloud," said Diana.
"No cloud?
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Diana

Chapter XV

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CATECHIZING.
Line 2
"The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.
Line 3
We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."
Line 4
"There is no cloud," said Diana.
Line 5
"No cloud?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."”

All words in this reading · 27

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all

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

CATECHIZING

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From this reading CATECHIZING.

cloud

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

Diana

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From this reading "There is no cloud," said Diana.

don't

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

elm

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From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."

Gertrude

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

get

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From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."

hot

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "There is no cloud," said Diana.

isn't

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There is no cloud," said Diana.

said

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

shade

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From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

sun

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From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

There

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From this reading "There is no cloud," said Diana.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "The sun isn't hot, through all this cloud," said Gertrude, "so I don't mind it.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."

We'll

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From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."

yonder

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From this reading We'll get into the shade under the elm yonder."