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Happy-Go-Lucky

Chapter XX

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REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"
She choked.
"Oh, dear!"
"Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.
"Go on."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Happy-Go-Lucky

Chapter XX

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"
Line 2
She choked.
Line 3
"Oh, dear!"
Line 4
"Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.
Line 5
"Go on."

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.”

All words in this reading · 26

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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 REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

Amelia

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From this reading "Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

breath

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

choked

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From this reading She choked.

dear

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From this reading "Oh, dear!"

deep

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

EFFECTS

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

encouragingly

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From this reading "Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.

enquired

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

erbert

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

Go

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From this reading "Go on."

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.

H

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

Mrs

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

Mumsie

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From this reading "Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, dear!"

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Go on."

orace

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

REHEARSED

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

said

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From this reading "Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She choked.

taking

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

urt

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"

Very

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From this reading "Very good, Mumsie," said Amelia encouragingly.

Welwyn

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From this reading REHEARSED EFFECTS "_H_as _H_erbert," enquired Mrs. Welwyn, taking a deep breath, "_h_urt _H_orace?"