Chapter X
MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter! The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all. "Didn't she ride home with _you_?" "Why no. I supposed she did with _you_.
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Chapter X
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MUSIC
AND
APPARITIONS
Where,
indeed,
was
good
Jane
Potter!
The
least
troublesome,
the
most
self-effacing,
staidest
girl
of
them
all.
"Didn't
she
ride
home
with
_you_?"
"Why
no.
I
supposed
she
did
with
_you_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MUSIC
AND
APPARITIONS
Where,
indeed,
was
good
Jane
Potter!
Line 2
The
least
troublesome,
the
most
self-effacing,
staidest
girl
of
them
all.
Line 3
"Didn't
she
ride
home
with
_you_?"
Line 4
"Why
no.
Line 5
I
supposed
she
did
with
_you_.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.”
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all
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From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
APPARITIONS
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From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I supposed she did with _you_.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't she ride home with _you_?"
girl
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From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
home
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From this reading "Didn't she ride home with _you_?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I supposed she did with _you_.
indeed
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From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
Jane
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From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
most
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From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
MUSIC
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From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Why no.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
Potter
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From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
ride
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From this reading "Didn't she ride home with _you_?"
self-effacing
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From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't she ride home with _you_?"
staidest
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From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
supposed
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From this reading I supposed she did with _you_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
troublesome
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From this reading The least troublesome, the most self-effacing, staidest girl of them all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading MUSIC AND APPARITIONS Where, indeed, was good Jane Potter!
Why
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From this reading "Why no.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Didn't she ride home with _you_?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't she ride home with _you_?"