Chapter II
"Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman! Is this your help? Sir Jasper killed!" "Sir Jasper? Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
The Bath Comedy
Chapter II
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"Oh,"
exclaimed
Lady
Standish,
"cruel
woman!
Is
this
your
help?
Sir
Jasper
killed!"
"Sir
Jasper?
Sir
Fiddle!"
cried
Mistress
Kitty,
with
a
fine
scorn.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,"
exclaimed
Lady
Standish,
"cruel
woman!
Line 2
Is
this
your
help?
/ɪz ðɪs jɔːr help/
Line 3
Sir
Jasper
killed!"
Line 4
"Sir
Jasper?
Line 5
Sir
Fiddle!"
cried
Mistress
Kitty,
with
a
fine
scorn.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.”
Cruel
adjective
US /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “"Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is this your help?”
All words in this reading · 21
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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 Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!
exclaimed
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From this reading "Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!
Fiddle
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From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is this your help?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this your help?
Jasper
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From this reading Sir Jasper killed!"
killed
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From this reading Sir Jasper killed!"
Kitty
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From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
Lady
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From this reading "Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!
Mistress
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From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!
scorn
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From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Jasper killed!"
Standish
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From this reading "Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this your help?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Fiddle!" cried Mistress Kitty, with a fine scorn.
woman
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From this reading "Oh," exclaimed Lady Standish, "cruel woman!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is this your help?