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Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief
Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief

Chapter XVI

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THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
She did not know the meaning of malice.
The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
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Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
Line 2
Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
Line 3
She did not know the meaning of malice.
Line 4
The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
Line 5
She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She did not know the meaning of malice.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.”

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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 Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

all

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

bonnie

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From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

bore

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

cheek

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

child

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.

face

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From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

fact

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From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

faults

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

GIRL

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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.

give

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

HEART

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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

Hollyhock

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

insubordination

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.

Leucha

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

malice

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

many

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

meaning

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From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

own

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

proclaimed

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From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

really

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

serious

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.

sorry

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

swollen

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From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

WAYWARD

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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

wildness

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From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.