Chapter II
VERNON. It’s all right, aunt. It’s only I. _The two ladies have risen_. _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
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Chapter II
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VERNON.
It’s
all
right,
aunt.
It’s
only
I.
_The
two
ladies
have
risen_.
_They
run
forward_,
_both
take
him
in
their
arms_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
VERNON.
Line 2
It’s
all
right,
aunt.
Line 3
It’s
only
I.
Line 4
_The
two
ladies
have
risen_.
Line 5
_They
run
forward_,
_both
take
him
in
their
arms_.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_The two ladies have risen_.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s all right, aunt.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.”
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all
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From this reading It’s all right, aunt.
arms
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From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
aunt
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From this reading It’s all right, aunt.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The two ladies have risen_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s only I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
It's
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From this reading It’s all right, aunt.
ladies
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From this reading _The two ladies have risen_.
only
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From this reading It’s only I.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s all right, aunt.
risen
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From this reading _The two ladies have risen_.
run
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From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The two ladies have risen_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They run forward_, _both take him in their arms_.
two
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From this reading _The two ladies have risen_.
VERNON
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From this reading VERNON.