Chapter IV
ON A SANDBANK MRS. DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success. When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her: "I wish you were my daughter. You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
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ON
A
SANDBANK
MRS.
DE
CRESSIERS'
political
dinners
were
a
great
success.
When
Sidney
was
returning
home
again,
that
lady
said
to
her:
"I
wish
you
were
my
daughter.
You
are
such
a
help
to
me
when
I
am
entertaining."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ON
A
SANDBANK
MRS.
Line 2
DE
CRESSIERS'
political
dinners
were
a
great
success.
Line 3
When
Sidney
was
returning
home
again,
that
lady
said
to
her:
Line 4
"I
wish
you
were
my
daughter.
Line 5
You
are
such
a
help
to
me
when
I
am
entertaining."
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."”
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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 ON A SANDBANK MRS.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
CRESSIERS
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From this reading DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success.
daughter
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From this reading "I wish you were my daughter.
DE
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dinners
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From this reading DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success.
entertaining
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From this reading You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
home
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From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you were my daughter.
lady
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From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
MRS
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From this reading ON A SANDBANK MRS.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you were my daughter.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A SANDBANK MRS.
political
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returning
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said
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From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
SANDBANK
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Sidney
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success
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From this reading DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are such a help to me when I am entertaining."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DE CRESSIERS' political dinners were a great success.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Sidney was returning home again, that lady said to her:
wish
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From this reading "I wish you were my daughter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you were my daughter.