Chapter IV
"Hedrick, won't you please run along? I want to change my dress." "What for? There was company for dinner and you didn't change then." Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
The Flirt
Chapter IV
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"Hedrick,
won't
you
please
run
along?
I
want
to
change
my
dress."
"What
for?
There
was
company
for
dinner
and
you
didn't
change
then."
Laura's
flushed
cheeks
flushed
deeper,
and
in
her
confusion
she
answered
too
quickly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Hedrick,
won't
you
please
run
along?
Line 2
I
want
to
change
my
dress."
Line 3
"What
for?
/wʌt fɔːr/
Line 4
There
was
company
for
dinner
and
you
didn't
change
then."
Line 5
Laura's
flushed
cheeks
flushed
deeper,
and
in
her
confusion
she
answered
too
quickly.
Learner Dictionary
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Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Hedrick, won't you please run along?”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.”
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Hedrick, won't you please run along?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
change
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From this reading I want to change my dress."
cheeks
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
company
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From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
confusion
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
deeper
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
didn't
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From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
dinner
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From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
dress
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From this reading I want to change my dress."
flushed
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?
Hedrick
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From this reading "Hedrick, won't you please run along?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to change my dress."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
Laura's
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want to change my dress."
please
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From this reading "Hedrick, won't you please run along?
quickly
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
run
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From this reading "Hedrick, won't you please run along?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
then
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From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
There
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From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to change my dress."
too
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From this reading Laura's flushed cheeks flushed deeper, and in her confusion she answered too quickly.
want
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From this reading I want to change my dress."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was company for dinner and you didn't change then."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?
won't
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From this reading "Hedrick, won't you please run along?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hedrick, won't you please run along?