Chapter XIII
Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air. "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?" "Nothing! Ain't going to play." "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
Lady Cassandra
Chapter XIII
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Grizel
cocked
her
head
at
him
with
a
challenging
air.
"What
do
you
bet
I
don't
beat
you
hollow
at
croquet,
before
the
clock
strikes
seven?"
"Nothing!
Ain't
going
to
play."
"Oh,
yes,
you
are,"
Grizel
said
coolly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Grizel
cocked
her
head
at
him
with
a
challenging
air.
Line 2
"What
do
you
bet
I
don't
beat
you
hollow
at
croquet,
before
the
clock
strikes
seven?"
Line 3
"Nothing!
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 4
Ain't
going
to
play."
Line 5
"Oh,
yes,
you
are,"
Grizel
said
coolly.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing!”
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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 Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
Ain't
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From this reading Ain't going to play."
air
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From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
beat
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
bet
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challenging
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clock
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cocked
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coolly
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croquet
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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don't
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going
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From this reading Ain't going to play."
Grizel
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From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
head
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From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
hollow
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From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing!
Oh
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play
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From this reading Ain't going to play."
said
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seven
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strikes
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From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ain't going to play."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"