Chapter VIII
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"Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition. "Oh, Katy! there you are. I want you too. Come down to my room right away. I've such a thing to tell you!"
What Katy Did at School
Chapter VIII · Changes
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"Clover,
where's
Clover?"
cried
Rose
Red,
popping
her
head
into
the
schoolroom,
where
Katy
sat
writing
her
composition.
"Oh,
Katy!
there
you
are.
I
want
you
too.
Come
down
to
my
room
right
away.
I've
such
a
thing
to
tell
you!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Clover,
where's
Clover?"
cried
Rose
Red,
popping
her
head
into
the
schoolroom,
where
Katy
sat
writing
her
composition.
Line 2
"Oh,
Katy!
there
you
are.
Line 3
I
want
you
too.
Line 4
Come
down
to
my
room
right
away.
Line 5
I've
such
a
thing
to
tell
you!"
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 “Come down to my room right away.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come down to my room right away.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've such a thing to tell you!"”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've such a thing to tell you!"”
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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 I've such a thing to tell you!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, Katy! there you are.
away
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From this reading Come down to my room right away.
Clover
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come down to my room right away.
composition
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
down
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From this reading Come down to my room right away.
head
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you too.
I've
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From this reading I've such a thing to tell you!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
Katy
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come down to my room right away.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Katy! there you are.
popping
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
Red
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come down to my room right away.
room
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From this reading Come down to my room right away.
Rose
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
sat
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
schoolroom
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I've such a thing to tell you!"
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've such a thing to tell you!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
there
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From this reading "Oh, Katy! there you are.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've such a thing to tell you!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come down to my room right away.
too
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From this reading I want you too.
want
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From this reading I want you too.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
where's
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
writing
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From this reading "Clover, where's Clover?" cried Rose Red, popping her head into the schoolroom, where Katy sat writing her composition.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Katy! there you are.