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Edina: A Novel
Edina: A Novel

Chapter XXXI

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CROPPING UP AGAIN.
"Why, Daisy.
Out marketing, my dear?"
The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.
One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Edina: A Novel

Chapter XXXI

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

Line 1
CROPPING UP AGAIN.
Line 2
"Why, Daisy.
Line 3
Out marketing, my dear?"
Line 4
The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.
Line 5
One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.”

AGAIN noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CROPPING UP AGAIN.”

Deserted verb US /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

left a place or vessel without intending to return

From this reading “One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.”

Partly noun US /partly/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.”

All words in this reading · 40

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

AGAINnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CROPPING UP AGAIN.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

breakfast

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

came

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From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

cold

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

CROPPING

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From this reading CROPPING UP AGAIN.

Daisy

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From this reading "Why, Daisy.

dear

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From this reading Out marketing, my dear?"

desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

left a place or vessel without intending to return

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

extreme

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

followed

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

Frank

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From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

frost

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

husband

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From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

made

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

marketing

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From this reading Out marketing, my dear?"

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

Mrs

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From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Out marketing, my dear?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

Out

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From this reading Out marketing, my dear?"

partly

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

Raynor

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From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

regardless

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

salutation

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From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

streets

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The salutation to Mrs. Frank Raynor came from her husband.

UP

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From this reading CROPPING UP AGAIN.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.

Why

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From this reading "Why, Daisy.

winter's

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From this reading One winter's morning, regardless of the extreme cold and the frost that made the streets partly deserted, she followed her husband when he went out after breakfast.