Chapter XI
"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received. Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap. "Who, dear?" "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix. Read it."
Septimus
Chapter XI
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"Good
heavens,
mother,
they're
married!"
cried
Zora,
staring
at
a
telegram
she
had
just
received.
Mrs.
Oldrieve
woke
with
a
start
from
her
after-luncheon
nap.
"Who,
dear?"
"Why,
Emmy
and
Septimus
Dix.
Read
it."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Good
heavens,
mother,
they're
married!"
cried
Zora,
staring
at
a
telegram
she
had
just
received.
Line 2
Mrs.
Oldrieve
woke
with
a
start
from
her
after-luncheon
nap.
Line 3
"Who,
dear?"
Line 4
"Why,
Emmy
and
Septimus
Dix.
Line 5
Read
it."
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.”
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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 "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
after-luncheon
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From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
dear
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From this reading "Who, dear?"
Dix
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Emmy
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
heavens
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Read it."
just
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
married
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
mother
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
nap
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From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
Oldrieve
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From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
Read
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From this reading Read it."
received
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
Septimus
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From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
staring
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
telegram
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
they're
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who, dear?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, Emmy and Septimus Dix.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
woke
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From this reading Mrs. Oldrieve woke with a start from her after-luncheon nap.
Zora
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From this reading "Good heavens, mother, they're married!" cried Zora, staring at a telegram she had just received.