Chapter XVII
Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'. "Hello! Hello! Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice. No one replied.
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Chapter XVII
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Sue
Dawson
leaned
on
the
front
gate
at
the
Bradleys'.
"Hello!
Hello!
Hello!
in
thar!"
she
cried,
in
a
shrill,
piping
voice.
No
one
replied.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Sue
Dawson
leaned
on
the
front
gate
at
the
Bradleys'.
Line 2
"Hello!
Line 3
Hello!
Line 4
Hello!
in
thar!"
she
cried,
in
a
shrill,
piping
voice.
Line 5
No
one
replied.
/noʊ wʌn replied/
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one replied.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one replied.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
Bradleys
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From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
Dawson
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From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
front
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From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
gate
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From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
leaned
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From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one replied.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one replied.
piping
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From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one replied.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
shrill
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From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
Sue
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From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
thar
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From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sue Dawson leaned on the front gate at the Bradleys'.
voice
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From this reading Hello! in thar!" she cried, in a shrill, piping voice.