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Dorothy's House Party
Dorothy's House Party

Chapter XVIII

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CONCLUSION "Friday!
And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.
"It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!
Oh! dear!
Oh!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dorothy's House Party

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CONCLUSION "Friday!
Line 2
And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.
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"It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!
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Oh! dear!
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Oh!

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.”

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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 been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

Breckenridge

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading CONCLUSION "Friday!

Days

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From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

dear

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From this reading Oh! dear!

enchanting

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From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

face

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

Friday

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From this reading CONCLUSION "Friday!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

It's

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From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

Molly

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

more

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

often

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

Oh

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From this reading Oh! dear!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

perfectly

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From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

sadness

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

said

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

seen

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

sunny

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

there

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

to-morrow

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From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.

Week

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From this reading "It's been such a perfectly enchanting Week of Days, and this is the last one left!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And to-morrow we part!" said Molly Breckenridge, with more of sadness on her sunny face than was often seen there.