Chapter XIV
[MRS. GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.] COLONEL. Excitable little thing. You don't understand her, Peachey.
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Chapter XIV
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[MRS.
GWYN
looks
at
her
quickly
and
averts
her
eyes.]
COLONEL.
Excitable
little
thing.
You
don't
understand
her,
Peachey.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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[MRS.
Line 2
GWYN
looks
at
her
quickly
and
averts
her
eyes.]
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COLONEL.
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Excitable
little
thing.
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You
don't
understand
her,
Peachey.
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 “Excitable little thing.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Excitable little thing.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't understand her, Peachey.”
All words in this reading · 17
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
averts
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From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
COLONEL
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From this reading COLONEL.
don't
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From this reading You don't understand her, Peachey.
Excitable
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From this reading Excitable little thing.
eyes
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From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
GWYN
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From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Excitable little thing.
looks
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From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
MRS
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From this reading [MRS.
Peachey
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From this reading You don't understand her, Peachey.
quickly
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From this reading GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes.]
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Excitable little thing.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't understand her, Peachey.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't understand her, Peachey.