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Gypsy Breynton
Gypsy Breynton

Chapter XI

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GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
"How funny!" said Gypsy.
"Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
I don't see what's the reason.
Now I shall have to go to the high school."
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gypsy Breynton

Chapter XI

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Line 2
"How funny!" said Gypsy.
Line 3
"Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
Line 4
I don't see what's the reason.
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Now I shall have to go to the high school."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Now I shall have to go to the high school."”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Now I shall have to go to the high school."”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”

All words in this reading · 44

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announced

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

any

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

BOSTON

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

don't

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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.

end

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

expected

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From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

funny

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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.

go

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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."

going

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

Gypsy

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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.

GYPSY'S

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."

high

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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."

How

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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don't see what's the reason.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

Just

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

LastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

Melville

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

Miss

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

more

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

much

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From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

Now

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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

OPINION

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

reason

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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.

said

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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.

school

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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."

see

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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

teach

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

term

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From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

vacation

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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.

what's

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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.