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Phoebe, Junior
Phoebe, Junior

Chapter XVIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/38 · 5 lines
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THAT TOZER GIRL!
"Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.
She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.
"Why didn't you tell me you knew her?
Who is she?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Phoebe, Junior

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THAT TOZER GIRL!
Line 2
"Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.
Line 3
She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.
Line 4
"Why didn't you tell me you knew her?
Line 5
Who is she?
/huː ɪz ʃiː/

Learner Dictionary

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

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Why didn't you tell me you knew her?”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.”

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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 She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

aspect

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

bonnet

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

cap

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

cloud

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

curious

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

decorums

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

didn't

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From this reading "Why didn't you tell me you knew her?

eagerness

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

excitement

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

full

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

GIRL

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From this reading THAT TOZER GIRL!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

Hurst

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

knew

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From this reading "Why didn't you tell me you knew her?

light

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Why didn't you tell me you knew her?

Mrs

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

ordinary

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

Sam

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Why didn't you tell me you knew her?

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THAT TOZER GIRL!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

too

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

TOZER

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From this reading THAT TOZER GIRL!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

Well

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From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

white

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Well, who is she?" cried Mrs. Sam Hurst, too curious to think of the ordinary decorums.

whole

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

Why

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From this reading "Why didn't you tell me you knew her?

wool

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From this reading She had no bonnet on, but a light "cloud" of white wool over her cap, and her whole aspect was full of eagerness and excitement.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Why didn't you tell me you knew her?