Chapter XIII
Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!" "Why, so have we all," said his sister. "What now particularly?" "I have got a hint." "What about?
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Chapter XIII
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Meredith
paused,
half
closed
his
book,
was
evidently
pondering
for
a
minute,
and
then
exclaimed,
"I
have
learned
something!"
"Why,
so
have
we
all,"
said
his
sister.
"What
now
particularly?"
"I
have
got
a
hint."
"What
about?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Meredith
paused,
half
closed
his
book,
was
evidently
pondering
for
a
minute,
and
then
exclaimed,
"I
have
learned
something!"
Line 2
"Why,
so
have
we
all,"
said
his
sister.
Line 3
"What
now
particularly?"
Line 4
"I
have
got
a
hint."
Line 5
"What
about?
/wʌt əˈbaʊt/
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What about?”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
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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 Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about?
all
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From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
book
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closed
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evidently
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
exclaimed
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
got
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From this reading "I have got a hint."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
hint
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From this reading "I have got a hint."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
learned
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
Meredith
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
minute
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
now
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From this reading "What now particularly?"
particularly
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From this reading "What now particularly?"
paused
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
pondering
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
said
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From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
sister
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From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
then
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From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now particularly?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.