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Chapter XVI

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THE LITTLE CONFESSOR.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.
"Daisy will be ruined forever!"
So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.
"I hope not."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Melbourne House

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LITTLE CONFESSOR.
Line 2
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.
Line 3
"Daisy will be ruined forever!"
Line 4
So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.
Line 5
"I hope not."

Learner Dictionary

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

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE LITTLE CONFESSOR.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.”

All words in this reading · 25

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Daisy will be ruined forever!"

carriage

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From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

CONFESSOR

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From this reading THE LITTLE CONFESSOR.

Daisy

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From this reading "Daisy will be ruined forever!"

departed

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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.

forever

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From this reading "Daisy will be ruined forever!"

hope

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From this reading "I hope not."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I hope not."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

lady

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From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE LITTLE CONFESSOR.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.

Mrs

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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I hope not."

Randolph

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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.

ruined

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From this reading "Daisy will be ruined forever!"

said

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From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

soon

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From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LITTLE CONFESSOR.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Daisy will be ruined forever!"