Chapter IX
"Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance. "Very good, your ladyship." "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?" The butler did not. He was not one of your fresh-air men.
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Chapter IX
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"Leave
the
door
open,
Beach,"
said
Lady
Constance.
"Very
good,
your
ladyship."
"I
think
the
smell
of
the
wet
earth
and
the
flowers
is
so
refreshing,
don't
you?"
The
butler
did
not.
He
was
not
one
of
your
fresh-air
men.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Leave
the
door
open,
Beach,"
said
Lady
Constance.
Line 2
"Very
good,
your
ladyship."
Line 3
"I
think
the
smell
of
the
wet
earth
and
the
flowers
is
so
refreshing,
don't
you?"
Line 4
The
butler
did
not.
Line 5
He
was
not
one
of
your
fresh-air
men.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very good, your ladyship."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He was not one of your fresh-air men.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
Beach
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From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
butler
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From this reading The butler did not.
Constance
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From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The butler did not.
don't
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From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
door
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From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
earth
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From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
flowers
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fresh-air
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From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
Lady
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From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
ladyship
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From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
Leave
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From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
men
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From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The butler did not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
refreshing
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From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
said
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From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
smell
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From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
Very
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From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
wet
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From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."