Chapter I
What is the matter? Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest. Romantic? Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast. AMELIA V. PURDY.
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Chapter I
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What
is
the
matter?
Oh,
nothing--a
girl
Is
found
here
in
suicide
rest.
Romantic?
Of
course;
here's
a
rich,
dark
curl
On
the
beautiful,
blue-veined
breast.
AMELIA
V.
PURDY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
What
is
the
matter?
Line 2
Oh,
nothing--a
girl
Is
found
here
in
suicide
rest.
Line 3
Romantic?
Line 4
Of
course;
here's
a
rich,
dark
curl
On
the
beautiful,
blue-veined
breast.
Line 5
AMELIA
V.
PURDY.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.”
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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 Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
AMELIA
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From this reading AMELIA V. PURDY.
beautiful
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
blue-veined
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
breast
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
curl
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
dark
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
girl
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From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
here's
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter?
matter
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From this reading What is the matter?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
PURDY
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From this reading AMELIA V. PURDY.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
rich
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From this reading Of course; here's a rich, dark curl On the beautiful, blue-veined breast.
Romantic
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From this reading Romantic?
suicide
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From this reading Oh, nothing--a girl Is found here in suicide rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the matter?
V
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From this reading AMELIA V. PURDY.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter?