Chapter XIX
"Lady Cassandra is quite well?" "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip. "So, so. Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn. We had a hard time of it, after you left.
Lady Cassandra
Chapter XIX
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"Lady
Cassandra
is
quite
well?"
"Humph!"
the
Squire
protruded
his
under
lip.
"So,
so.
Had
a
bit
of
a
breakdown
in
autumn.
We
had
a
hard
time
of
it,
after
you
left.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Lady
Cassandra
is
quite
well?"
Line 2
"Humph!"
the
Squire
protruded
his
under
lip.
Line 3
"So,
so.
/soʊ soʊ/
Line 4
Had
a
bit
of
a
breakdown
in
autumn.
Line 5
We
had
a
hard
time
of
it,
after
you
left.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “We had a hard time of it, after you left.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a hard time of it, after you left.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lady Cassandra is quite well?"”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a hard time of it, after you left.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lady Cassandra is quite well?"”
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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 Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.
autumn
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From this reading Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
bit
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From this reading Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
breakdown
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From this reading Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
Cassandra
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From this reading "Lady Cassandra is quite well?"
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
hard
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From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
Humph
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From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lady Cassandra is quite well?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.
Lady
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From this reading "Lady Cassandra is quite well?"
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.
lip
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From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had a bit of a breakdown in autumn.
protruded
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From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lady Cassandra is quite well?"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, so.
Squire
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From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Humph!" the Squire protruded his under lip.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.
well
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From this reading "Lady Cassandra is quite well?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We had a hard time of it, after you left.