Chapter X
OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!" "Now, reelly!" said the deacon. "Is that so?" "It is so. She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
Geoffrey Strong
Chapter X
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OVER
THE
WAY
"Deacon,"
said
Mrs.
Weight,
"Mis'
Tree
is
sick!"
"Now,
reelly!"
said
the
deacon.
"Is
that
so?"
"It
is
so.
She
sent
for
Doctor
Strong
this
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OVER
THE
WAY
"Deacon,"
said
Mrs.
Weight,
"Mis'
Tree
is
sick!"
Line 2
"Now,
reelly!"
said
the
deacon.
Line 3
"Is
that
so?"
/ɪz ðæt soʊ/
Line 4
"It
is
so.
/ɪt ɪz soʊ/
Line 5
She
sent
for
Doctor
Strong
this
morning.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.”
OVER
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"”
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Deacon
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is so.
Mis
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
Mrs
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
Now
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From this reading "Now, reelly!" said the deacon.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
reelly
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From this reading "Now, reelly!" said the deacon.
said
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
sent
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From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
sick
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is that so?"
Strong
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From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that so?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She sent for Doctor Strong this morning.
Tree
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
WAY
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"
Weight
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From this reading OVER THE WAY "Deacon," said Mrs. Weight, "Mis' Tree is sick!"