Chapter XIII
Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed: "Everybody is always at me for help. 'Prue, is this right?' 'Prue, teach me that.' 'Oh, what did you do then?'
In a Little Town
Chapter XIII
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Her
father
started
from
his
chair
to
embrace
the
returned
prodigal,
but
he
dropped
into
Ollie's
place
as
Prue
exclaimed:
"Everybody
is
always
at
me
for
help.
'Prue,
is
this
right?'
'Prue,
teach
me
that.'
'Oh,
what
did
you
do
then?'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Her
father
started
from
his
chair
to
embrace
the
returned
prodigal,
but
he
dropped
into
Ollie's
place
as
Prue
exclaimed:
Line 2
"Everybody
is
always
at
me
for
help.
Line 3
'Prue,
is
this
right?'
Line 4
'Prue,
teach
me
that.'
Line 5
'Oh,
what
did
you
do
then?'
Learner Dictionary
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Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “"Everybody is always at me for help.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Everybody is always at me for help.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Prue, is this right?'”
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always
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From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
chair
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Oh, what did you do then?'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Oh, what did you do then?'
dropped
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
embrace
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
exclaimed
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
father
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Everybody is always at me for help.
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, what did you do then?'
Ollie's
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
place
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
prodigal
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
Prue
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Prue, is this right?'
started
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From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
teach
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From this reading 'Prue, teach me that.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Prue, teach me that.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
then
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From this reading 'Oh, what did you do then?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Prue, is this right?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father started from his chair to embrace the returned prodigal, but he dropped into Ollie's place as Prue exclaimed:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Oh, what did you do then?'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh, what did you do then?'