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The Children's Pilgrimage
The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter III

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TOBY.
Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.
She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.
She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.
This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.
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The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter III

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TOBY.
Line 2
Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.
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She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.
Line 4
She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.
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This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.”

All words in this reading · 64

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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 She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

arrived

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

Aunt

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

called

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

constant

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

D'Albert

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

down

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

early

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

exposure

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

expression

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From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

eyes

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

face

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

farm

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

housekeeper

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

Kent

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

large

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

like

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From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

live

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

London

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

Lydia

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

made

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

Maurice

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

Mrs

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.

opened

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

pale

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From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

QuitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

rather

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From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

red

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

refined

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From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

rough

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

sleepy

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

stout

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

TOBY

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From this reading TOBY.

very

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

weather

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From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading This woman was not the least like Mrs. D'Albert, who was pale, and rather refined in her expression.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was a large, stout woman with a face made very red and rough from constant exposure to the weather.

woman

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From this reading Quite early in that same long morning, before little Maurice had even opened his sleepy eyes, the woman whom Mrs. D'Albert called Aunt Lydia arrived.

worked

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From this reading She did not live in London, but worked as housekeeper on a farm down in Kent.