Chapter V
GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale. "Where are they?" persisted Tom. And just then her mother came out from the parlor. "Why, Gypsy, where are the children?" "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
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GYPSY
MAKES
A
DISCOVERY
Gypsy
turned
very
pale.
"Where
are
they?"
persisted
Tom.
And
just
then
her
mother
came
out
from
the
parlor.
"Why,
Gypsy,
where
are
the
children?"
"I'm
afraid
Joy
didn't
know
the
way,"
said
Gypsy,
slowly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GYPSY
MAKES
A
DISCOVERY
Gypsy
turned
very
pale.
Line 2
"Where
are
they?"
persisted
Tom.
Line 3
And
just
then
her
mother
came
out
from
the
parlor.
Line 4
"Why,
Gypsy,
where
are
the
children?"
Line 5
"I'm
afraid
Joy
didn't
know
the
way,"
said
Gypsy,
slowly.
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.”
Parlor
noun
US /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “And just then her mother came out from the parlor.”
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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 GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
afraid
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From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
came
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children
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didn't
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DISCOVERY
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GYPSY
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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I'm
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Joy
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just
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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MAKES
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mother
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out
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pale
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parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
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persisted
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said
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slowly
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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Tom
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turned
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very
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way
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From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
Why
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From this reading "Why, Gypsy, where are the children?"