Chapter III
MR. JOYCE. Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared. I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her. She was very tall and very bony.
Eyebright: A Story
Chapter III
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MR.
JOYCE.
Wealthy
was
waiting
at
the
kitchen-door,
and
pounced
on
Eyebright
the
moment
she
appeared.
I
want
you
to
know
Wealthy,
so
I
must
tell
you
about
her.
She
was
very
tall
and
very
bony.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
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JOYCE.
Line 3
Wealthy
was
waiting
at
the
kitchen-door,
and
pounced
on
Eyebright
the
moment
she
appeared.
Line 4
I
want
you
to
know
Wealthy,
so
I
must
tell
you
about
her.
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She
was
very
tall
and
very
bony.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
appeared
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
bony
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From this reading She was very tall and very bony.
Eyebright
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
JOYCE
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From this reading JOYCE.
kitchen-door
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
moment
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
pounced
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
tall
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From this reading She was very tall and very bony.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
very
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From this reading She was very tall and very bony.
waiting
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
want
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From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
Wealthy
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From this reading Wealthy was waiting at the kitchen-door, and pounced on Eyebright the moment she appeared.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to know Wealthy, so I must tell you about her.