Chapter III
“Lizzie!” “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily. Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you. Well, I’ll go on. ‘You’re a clever woman, aren’t you?’ says she—the impudence!
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Chapter III
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“Lizzie!”
“Well,
it
made
me
sick
at
heart,
Miss
Neily.
Her
with
her
hat
and
her
bag
and
her
talk
about
twins—and
no
consideration
for
you.
Well,
I’ll
go
on.
‘You’re
a
clever
woman,
aren’t
you?’
says
she—the
impudence!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Lizzie!”
Line 2
“Well,
it
made
me
sick
at
heart,
Miss
Neily.
Line 3
Her
with
her
hat
and
her
bag
and
her
talk
about
twins—and
no
consideration
for
you.
Line 4
Well,
I’ll
go
on.
Line 5
‘You’re
a
clever
woman,
aren’t
you?’
says
she—the
impudence!
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.”
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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 ‘You’re a clever woman, aren’t you?’ says she—the impudence!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.
aren't
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.
bag
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clever
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consideration
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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go
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hat
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heart
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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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I'll
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impudence
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Lizzie
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made
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From this reading “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.
Miss
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From this reading “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.
Neily
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From this reading “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, I’ll go on.
says
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sick
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talk
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From this reading Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You’re a clever woman, aren’t you?’ says she—the impudence!
twins
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Well
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From this reading “Well, it made me sick at heart, Miss Neily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.
woman
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From this reading ‘You’re a clever woman, aren’t you?’ says she—the impudence!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her with her hat and her bag and her talk about twins—and no consideration for you.
You're
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From this reading ‘You’re a clever woman, aren’t you?’ says she—the impudence!