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How It All Came Round
How It All Came Round

Chapter XXXVII

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HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
Not very many words passed between them.
Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

How It All Came Round

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
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Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
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Not very many words passed between them.
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Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
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Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

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 “Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Not very many words passed between them.”

MIND noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not very many words passed between them.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

all

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.

arms

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From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Not very many words passed between them.

Charlotte

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

coming

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daughter

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Early

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face

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father

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From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

Harman

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

Home

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

HOW

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From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

knelt

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From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

knew

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

looking

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many

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From this reading Not very many words passed between them.

met

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From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.

MINDnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

Mrs

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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not very many words passed between them.

Now

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From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

OUT

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From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not very many words passed between them.

put

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From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

SANDY

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From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

side

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From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

SPEAKS

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From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Not very many words passed between them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.

very

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From this reading Not very many words passed between them.

WILSON

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From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.

words

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From this reading Not very many words passed between them.