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The Children's Pilgrimage
The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter V

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A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.
I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.
Her purse of money was safe for the present.
Her promise lay in abeyance.
Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.
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The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter V

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.
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I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.
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Her purse of money was safe for the present.
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Her promise lay in abeyance.
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Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

Learner Dictionary

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.”

All words in this reading · 45

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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 A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.

abeyance

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From this reading Her promise lay in abeyance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

anxious

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

Cecile

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

Cecile's

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

child

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

counseled

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

country

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

delay

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

GUIDE

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From this reading A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

happy

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her purse of money was safe for the present.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

lay

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From this reading Her promise lay in abeyance.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

light-hearted

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

Lovedy

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

money

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From this reading Her purse of money was safe for the present.

months

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

older

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

present

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From this reading Her purse of money was safe for the present.

promise

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From this reading Her promise lay in abeyance.

purse

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From this reading Her purse of money was safe for the present.

PYRENEES

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From this reading A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.

safe

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From this reading Her purse of money was safe for the present.

said

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

search

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

step-mother

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From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A GUIDE TO THE PYRENEES.

two

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From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Even her dead step-mother, anxious as she was to have Lovedy found, had counseled Cecile to delay her search until she was older.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I have said, for the first two months of Cecile's life in the country she was a happy and light-hearted child.