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Here and Hereafter
Here and Hereafter

Chapter IV

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"It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
Her sister was perfectly right.
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Here and Hereafter

Chapter IV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
Line 2
I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
Line 3
The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
Line 4
The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
Line 5
Her sister was perfectly right.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her sister was perfectly right.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."”

All words in this reading · 37

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

away

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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

can't

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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

cold

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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

confirmed

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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

Elsa

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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

flew

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From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.

get

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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

go

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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

hanging

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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

It's

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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

light

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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

looking-glass

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From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

night

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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

perfectly

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From this reading Her sister was perfectly right.

properly

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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her sister was perfectly right.

said

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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

sister

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From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.

suspicions

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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.

talking

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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Her sister was perfectly right.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."

wish

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

From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

you'd

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

From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.

you're

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

From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."