Chapter II
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MRS. MICKLEHAM. ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’ MR. WILLINGS.
The old lady shows her medals
Chapter II
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MRS.
MICKLEHAM.
‘I
wonder
he
needed
to
be
brought.’
MR.
WILLINGS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The old lady shows her medals
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The old lady shows her medals is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
MICKLEHAM.
Line 3
‘I
wonder
he
needed
to
be
brought.’
/aɪ ˈwʌndər hiː ˈniːdəd tuː biː brɔːt/
Line 4
MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 5
WILLINGS.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
MICKLEHAM
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From this reading MICKLEHAM.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
WILLINGS
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From this reading WILLINGS.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ‘I wonder he needed to be brought.’
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