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What's Bred in the Bone
What's Bred in the Bone

Chapter XL

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ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.
All the court was deeply stirred.
A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.
Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

What's Bred in the Bone

Chapter XL

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
Line 2
Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.
Line 3
All the court was deeply stirred.
Line 4
A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.
Line 5
Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.”

Amid preposition US /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading “Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.”

WELL noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.”

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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 A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.

All

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From this reading All the court was deeply stirred.

ALL'S

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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

arm

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From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

Clifford

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court

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deeply

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eagerly

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Elma

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From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

ENDS

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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

few

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friends

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From this reading A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.

Granville

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From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

helped

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From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

hurried

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From this reading A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

judge's

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From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

Mrs

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From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

personal

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From this reading A few personal friends hurried after him eagerly.

profound

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From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

room

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From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

stirred

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From this reading All the court was deeply stirred.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Granville helped him on his arm into the judge's room amid profound silence.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

Warings

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From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All the court was deeply stirred.

WELL

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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Among them were the Warings, and Mrs. Clifford, and Elma.