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Teddy Bears

Chapter XII

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_They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.
Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.
In the kitchen hall they broke ranks.
The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.
Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.
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Teddy Bears

Chapter XII

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.
Line 2
Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.
Line 3
In the kitchen hall they broke ranks.
Line 4
The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.
Line 5
Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

Learner Dictionary

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

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “_They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “_They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.”

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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 The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

advanced

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

any

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

attack

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

beautifully

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

Bedelia

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

big

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

bright

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

broke

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From this reading In the kitchen hall they broke ranks.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

cautiously

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

chair

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

clean

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

conducting

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

cook

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

crept

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

direction

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

down

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

eat

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

floor

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

forth

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

fry

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

habit

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

hall

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From this reading In the kitchen hall they broke ranks.

hopping

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

Indeed

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

kept

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

Kitchen

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

lower

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

nursery

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

off

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

Pan

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

Peter

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

possible

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

prefer

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

procession

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

provided

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

ranks

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From this reading In the kitchen hall they broke ranks.

rear

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

regions

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

room

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

safeguard

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

saying

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

set

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

Silently

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

sliding

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

small

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

stairs

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

swiftly

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From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

table

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

true

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

undoubtedly

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From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

up

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Silently the little procession crept from the nursery and hopping and sliding down the stairs swiftly advanced upon the lower regions.

VERY

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

Visit

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From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

wax

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From this reading The kitchen was a big, bright room, beautifully kept and as clean as wax.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading _They Visit the Kitchen._ VERY cautiously they set forth, Peter Pan conducting, while Bedelia brought up the rear in order to safeguard the small fry from any possible attack in either direction.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Indeed, cook was in the habit of saying that you could eat off the floor, which was undoubtedly true provided you did not prefer a table and chair.