Chapter XIII
"Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter. "Told me what?" Cora looked quickly up from her plate. "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly. "Don't get excited."
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Chapter XIII
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"Told
Cora
yet?"
he
asked,
with
scornful
laughter.
"Told
me
what?"
Cora
looked
quickly
up
from
her
plate.
"Oh,
nothing
about
this
Corliss,"
he
returned
scathingly.
"Don't
get
excited."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Told
Cora
yet?"
he
asked,
with
scornful
laughter.
Line 2
"Told
me
what?"
/told miː wʌt/
Line 3
Cora
looked
quickly
up
from
her
plate.
Line 4
"Oh,
nothing
about
this
Corliss,"
he
returned
scathingly.
Line 5
"Don't
get
excited."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “"Don't get excited."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cora looked quickly up from her plate.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
Cora
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From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
Corliss
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From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't get excited."
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading "Don't get excited."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
get
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From this reading "Don't get excited."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
laughter
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From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Told me what?"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
plate
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From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
quickly
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From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
scathingly
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From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
scornful
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From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, nothing about this Corliss," he returned scathingly.
ToldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
up
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From this reading Cora looked quickly up from her plate.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Told me what?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Told Cora yet?" he asked, with scornful laughter.