Chapter VII
A PARTING "NELLIE! I say, where are you, Nellie? It's all right! Bounce is safe! He's just been brought home."
Hurrah for Peter Perry!
Chapter VII
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A
PARTING
"NELLIE!
I
say,
where
are
you,
Nellie?
It's
all
right!
Bounce
is
safe!
He's
just
been
brought
home."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
PARTING
"NELLIE!
Line 2
I
say,
where
are
you,
Nellie?
Line 3
It's
all
right!
Line 4
Bounce
is
safe!
Line 5
He's
just
been
brought
home."
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 “He's just been brought home."”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He's just been brought home."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all right!”
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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 A PARTING "NELLIE!
all
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From this reading It's all right!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I say, where are you, Nellie?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He's just been brought home."
Bounce
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From this reading Bounce is safe!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He's just been brought home."
He's
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From this reading He's just been brought home."
home
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From this reading He's just been brought home."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, where are you, Nellie?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bounce is safe!
It's
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From this reading It's all right!
just
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From this reading He's just been brought home."
NELLIE
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From this reading A PARTING "NELLIE!
PARTING
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From this reading A PARTING "NELLIE!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all right!
safe
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From this reading Bounce is safe!
say
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From this reading I say, where are you, Nellie?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I say, where are you, Nellie?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I say, where are you, Nellie?