Chapter V
“This is humbug!” “I swear to you, it's true.” She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet. “Well, we'll see,” she said. And she went away.
Original Short Stories — Volume 02
Chapter V
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“This
is
humbug!”
“I
swear
to
you,
it's
true.”
She
picked
up
her
basket
which
she
had
laid
down
at
her
feet.
“Well,
we'll
see,”
she
said.
And
she
went
away.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“This
is
humbug!”
Line 2
“I
swear
to
you,
it's
true.”
Line 3
She
picked
up
her
basket
which
she
had
laid
down
at
her
feet.
Line 4
“Well,
we'll
see,”
she
said.
Line 5
And
she
went
away.
Learner Dictionary
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Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, we'll see,” she said.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she went away.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she went away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
away
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From this reading And she went away.
basket
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down
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From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
feet
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From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
humbug
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From this reading “This is humbug!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is humbug!”
it's
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From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
laid
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From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
picked
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From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
said
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see
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From this reading “Well, we'll see,” she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
swear
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From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is humbug!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
true
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From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
up
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From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
we'll
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From this reading “Well, we'll see,” she said.
Well
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From this reading “Well, we'll see,” she said.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she went away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”