Chapter V
“OMI! Omi! Are you there? Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?” The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
The Honorable Miss Moonlight
Chapter V
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“OMI!
Omi!
Are
you
there?
Wretched
little
maiden,
why
do
you
not
come?”
The
Spider
peered
vainly
down
through
the
patch
in
her
floor.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“OMI!
Line 2
Omi!
Line 3
Are
you
there?
Line 4
Wretched
little
maiden,
why
do
you
not
come?”
Line 5
The
Spider
peered
vainly
down
through
the
patch
in
her
floor.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?””
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?””
Maiden
noun, literary
US /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?””
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.”
All words in this reading · 21
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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you there?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
down
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From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
floor
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From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
OMI
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From this reading “OMI!
patch
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From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
peered
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From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
Spider
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From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
there
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From this reading Are you there?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
vainly
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From this reading The Spider peered vainly down through the patch in her floor.
why
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From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
Wretched
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From this reading Wretched little maiden, why do you not come?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you there?