Chapter X
"Every one down for luncheon!" Jeanne declared. "What energy! Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room. "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
Jeanne of the Marshes
Chapter X
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"Every
one
down
for
luncheon!"
Jeanne
declared.
"What
energy!
Where
is
Lord
Ronald,
by
the
by?"
she
added,
looking
around
the
room.
"He
promised
to
take
me
out
sailing
this
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Every
one
down
for
luncheon!"
Line 2
Jeanne
declared.
Line 3
"What
energy!
Line 4
Where
is
Lord
Ronald,
by
the
by?"
she
added,
looking
around
the
room.
Line 5
"He
promised
to
take
me
out
sailing
this
morning.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.”
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Every one down for luncheon!"”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He promised to take me out sailing this morning.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Every one down for luncheon!"”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He promised to take me out sailing this morning.”
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
declared
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From this reading Jeanne declared.
down
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From this reading "Every one down for luncheon!"
energy
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From this reading "What energy!
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every one down for luncheon!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Every one down for luncheon!"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
Jeanne
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From this reading Jeanne declared.
looking
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From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
Lord
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From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
luncheon
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From this reading "Every one down for luncheon!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Every one down for luncheon!"
out
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From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
promised
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From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
Ronald
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From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
room
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From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
sailing
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From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He promised to take me out sailing this morning.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What energy!
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Lord Ronald, by the by?" she added, looking around the room.