Chapter XXIII
"Why?" "Did you see her?" "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him. "Yes. She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
The Flirt
Chapter XXIII
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"Why?"
"Did
you
see
her?"
"No,
I'm
sorry
to----"
"She's
home,
all
right,"
Hedrick
took
pleasure
in
informing
him.
"Yes.
She
was
lying
down
and
I
told
your
mother
not
to
disturb
her."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why?"
Line 2
"Did
you
see
her?"
Line 3
"No,
I'm
sorry
to----"
"She's
home,
all
right,"
Hedrick
took
pleasure
in
informing
him.
Line 4
"Yes.
Line 5
She
was
lying
down
and
I
told
your
mother
not
to
disturb
her."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.”
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all
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see her?"
disturb
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From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
down
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From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
Hedrick
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did you see her?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
home
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
I'm
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
informing
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
lying
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From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
mother
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From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
pleasure
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
see
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From this reading "Did you see her?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
She's
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
sorry
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From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I'm sorry to----" "She's home, all right," Hedrick took pleasure in informing him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."
Why
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From this reading "Why?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see her?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was lying down and I told your mother not to disturb her."