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Helena
Helena

Chapter VIII

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"Oh, what a jolly day!
We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.
"And how are you?
Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"
For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Helena

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Oh, what a jolly day!
Line 2
We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.
Line 3
"And how are you?
Line 4
Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"
Line 5
For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.”

Forbidden adjective US /fərˈbɪd.ən/

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading “Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.”

Resting noun US /ˈresting/

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

From this reading “Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"”

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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 "Oh, what a jolly day!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "And how are you?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "And how are you?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

bad

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

bedroom

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

Buntingford

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

cold

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

concerned

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

day

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From this reading "Oh, what a jolly day!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

down

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From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

emerged

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

enjoying

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

expressly

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From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

Friend

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From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

glorious

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From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

grass

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From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

greatly

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From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

Helena

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And how are you?

jolly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, what a jolly day!

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

looking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

Lord

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

Mrs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

Oh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, what a jolly day!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

particularly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

pitiful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

restingnounUS /ˈresting/

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

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

ride

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

slaving

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

throwing

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From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

We've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We've had a glorious ride," said Helena, throwing herself down on the grass beside Mrs. Friend.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Have you been resting--or slaving--as you were _expressly_ forbidden to do?"

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Oh, what a jolly day!

wreck

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For Mrs. Friend had been enjoying a particularly bad cold and had not long emerged from her bedroom, looking such a pitiful little wreck, that both Lord Buntingford and Helena had been greatly concerned.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And how are you?