Chapter XXXII
Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor. “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced. “Here he is.” “Has he asked to see me?” “He leaves it entirely to you.”
"I Say No"
Chapter XXXII
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Mrs.
Ellmother
looked
into
the
parlor.
“I
told
you
Mr.
Mirabel
would
call
again,”
she
announced.
“Here
he
is.”
“Has
he
asked
to
see
me?”
“He
leaves
it
entirely
to
you.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mrs.
Ellmother
looked
into
the
parlor.
Line 2
“I
told
you
Mr.
Mirabel
would
call
again,”
she
announced.
Line 3
“Here
he
is.”
/here hiː ɪz/
Line 4
“Has
he
asked
to
see
me?”
Line 5
“He
leaves
it
entirely
to
you.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Has he asked to see me?””
Entirely
noun
US /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““He leaves it entirely to you.””
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has he asked to see me?””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here he is.””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.”
Parlor
noun
US /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
announced
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From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has he asked to see me?”
call
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From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
Ellmother
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From this reading Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He leaves it entirely to you.”
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has he asked to see me?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here he is.”
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here he is.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here he is.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He leaves it entirely to you.”
leaves
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From this reading “He leaves it entirely to you.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Has he asked to see me?”
Mirabel
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From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
Mr
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From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.
see
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From this reading “Has he asked to see me?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Ellmother looked into the parlor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Has he asked to see me?”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you Mr. Mirabel would call again,” she announced.