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Lucy Harding
Lucy Harding

Chapter XX

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_MRS.
SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
“Ivan has been here and gone.
I tell you he is the right kind.
I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Lucy Harding

Chapter XX

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_MRS.
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SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
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“Ivan has been here and gone.
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I tell you he is the right kind.
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I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ““Ivan has been here and gone.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““Ivan has been here and gone.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Ivan has been here and gone.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I tell you he is the right kind.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I tell you he is the right kind.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.”

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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 I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

back

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.

disguised

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

escaped

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

everywhere

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

gone

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From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.

gray

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

how

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

hump

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

introduced

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.

Ivan

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From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.

Ivan's

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

Jack

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

Just

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

Katy

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

kind

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From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.

knowing

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

lady

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

means

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

MRS

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From this reading _MRS.

nihilist

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

old

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.

satins

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

SCHOLASKIE

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

silks

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

sped

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

wig

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

woman

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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.

wooing

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

wrote

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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.