Chapter XXV
THREE FACTS. Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate. She was glad of this. She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid. "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
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THREE
FACTS.
Dinner
was
more
than
half
over
when
she
reached
Prince's
Gate.
She
was
glad
of
this.
She
went
straight
up
to
her
own
room
and
sent
for
her
maid.
"Ward,
I
am
very
tired
and
not
very
well.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THREE
FACTS.
Line 2
Dinner
was
more
than
half
over
when
she
reached
Prince's
Gate.
Line 3
She
was
glad
of
this.
Line 4
She
went
straight
up
to
her
own
room
and
sent
for
her
maid.
Line 5
"Ward,
I
am
very
tired
and
not
very
well.
Learner Dictionary
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Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ward, I am very tired and not very well.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
FACTS
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From this reading THREE FACTS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
Gate
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From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
glad
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From this reading She was glad of this.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
maid
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From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
more
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From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was glad of this.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
own
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From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
Prince's
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From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
reached
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From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
room
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From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
sent
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From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
straight
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From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was glad of this.
THREE
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From this reading THREE FACTS.
tired
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From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
up
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From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
very
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From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
Ward
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From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.
well
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From this reading "Ward, I am very tired and not very well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went straight up to her own room and sent for her maid.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dinner was more than half over when she reached Prince's Gate.