Chapter III
"Yes, Sally Carrol." He felt a little hand insert itself into his. "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose." "Yes." "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
Flappers and Philosophers
Chapter III
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"Yes,
Sally
Carrol."
He
felt
a
little
hand
insert
itself
into
his.
"She
was
dark,
I
think;
and
she
always
wore
her
hair
with
a
ribbon
in
it,
and
gorgeous
hoop-skirts
of
Alice
blue
and
old
rose."
"Yes."
"Oh,
she
was
sweet,
Harry!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes,
Sally
Carrol."
Line 2
He
felt
a
little
hand
insert
itself
into
his.
Line 3
"She
was
dark,
I
think;
and
she
always
wore
her
hair
with
a
ribbon
in
it,
and
gorgeous
hoop-skirts
of
Alice
blue
and
old
rose."
Line 4
"Yes."
Line 5
"Oh,
she
was
sweet,
Harry!
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt a little hand insert itself into his.”
Itself
pronoun
US /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He felt a little hand insert itself into his.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt a little hand insert itself into his.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
Alice
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
always
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
blue
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
Carrol
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From this reading "Yes, Sally Carrol."
dark
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
felt
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gorgeous
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
hair
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
hand
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From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
Harry
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From this reading "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
hoop-skirts
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
insert
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From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt a little hand insert itself into his.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
old
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
ribbon
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
rose
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
Sally
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From this reading "Yes, Sally Carrol."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
sweet
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From this reading "Oh, she was sweet, Harry!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
wore
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From this reading "She was dark, I think; and she always wore her hair with a ribbon in it, and gorgeous hoop-skirts of Alice blue and old rose."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Sally Carrol."