Chapter II
RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly. "Rice-mould! Rice-mould! every single day. I _hate_ it, don't you?" She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
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RICE-MOULD
"Rice-mould,"
said
the
little
girl
next
door
bitterly.
"Rice-mould!
Rice-mould!
every
single
day.
I
_hate_
it,
don't
you?"
She
turned
gloomy
blue
eyes
upon
William,
who
was
perched
perilously
on
the
ivy-covered
wall.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
RICE-MOULD
"Rice-mould,"
said
the
little
girl
next
door
bitterly.
Line 2
"Rice-mould!
Line 3
Rice-mould!
every
single
day.
Line 4
I
_hate_
it,
don't
you?"
Line 5
She
turned
gloomy
blue
eyes
upon
William,
who
was
perched
perilously
on
the
ivy-covered
wall.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Bitterly
adverb
US /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Rice-mould! every single day.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.”
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bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
blue
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
day
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From this reading Rice-mould! every single day.
don't
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From this reading I _hate_ it, don't you?"
door
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From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Rice-mould! every single day.
eyes
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
girl
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From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
gloomy
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
hate
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From this reading I _hate_ it, don't you?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I _hate_ it, don't you?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I _hate_ it, don't you?"
ivy-covered
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
perched
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
perilously
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
RICE-MOULD
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From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
said
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From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
single
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From this reading Rice-mould! every single day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICE-MOULD "Rice-mould," said the little girl next door bitterly.
turned
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
wall
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
William
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From this reading She turned gloomy blue eyes upon William, who was perched perilously on the ivy-covered wall.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I _hate_ it, don't you?"