Chapter III
"It's forbidden!" "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently. "Who by?" Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses. "Everybody--all of them!
Flaming June
Chapter III
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"It's
forbidden!"
"Oh,
shucks!"
cried
Cornelia,
impatiently.
"Who
by?"
Elma
waved
her
hand
vaguely
towards
the
crescent
of
houses.
"Everybody--all
of
them!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"It's
forbidden!"
Line 2
"Oh,
shucks!"
cried
Cornelia,
impatiently.
Line 3
"Who
by?"
/huː baɪ/
Line 4
Elma
waved
her
hand
vaguely
towards
the
crescent
of
houses.
Line 5
"Everybody--all
of
them!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “"Everybody--all of them!”
Forbidden
adjective
US /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “"It's forbidden!"”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.”
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all
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From this reading "Everybody--all of them!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Who by?"
Cornelia
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From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
crescent
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From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
Elma
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From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "Everybody--all of them!
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading "It's forbidden!"
hand
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From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
houses
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From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
impatiently
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From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
It's
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From this reading "It's forbidden!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
shucks
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From this reading "Oh, shucks!" cried Cornelia, impatiently.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Everybody--all of them!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
vaguely
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From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
waved
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From this reading Elma waved her hand vaguely towards the crescent of houses.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who by?"