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What's Mine's Mine — Complete

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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GRANNY ANGRY.
It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.
The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.
But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.
The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

What's Mine's Mine — Complete

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of What's Mine's Mine — Complete is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GRANNY ANGRY.
/ˈɡræni ˈæŋɡri/
Line 2
It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.
/ɪt mʌst nɑːt biː səˈpoʊzd ðæt ɔːl ðə ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ wɑːz ɑːn ðə pɑːrt ʌv ðoʊz ʌv ðə nuː haʊs/
Line 3
The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.
/ðə ˈvɪzɪts ðens wɜːr rɪˈtɜːrnd baɪ boʊθ ˈmeɪtrən ənd men/
Line 4
But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.
/bʌt ˈsʌmhaʊ ðer wɑːz ˈnevər ðə seɪm ˈfriːdəm ɪn ðə haʊs æz ɪn ðə ˈkɑːtədʒ/
Line 5
The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

behaved verb US /bɪˈheɪvd/

past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading “The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.”

cottage noun US /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading “But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.”

disagreeable adjective US /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/

not to your liking

From this reading “The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.”

granny noun US /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “GRANNY ANGRY.”

matron noun US /ˈmeɪtrən/

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading “The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.”

thence adverb US /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading “The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.”

visiting noun US /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading “It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.”

visits noun US /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading “The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

ANGRYadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/

feeling or showing anger

From this reading GRANNY ANGRY.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/

past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/

not to your liking

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

GRANNYnounUS /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading GRANNY ANGRY.

HousenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

matronnounUS /ˈmeɪtrən/

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

nowiseadverb

in no manner

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/

required or under orders

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

thenceadverbUS /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading But somehow there was never the same freedom in the house as in the cottage.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It must not be supposed that all the visiting was on the part of those of the New House.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The visits thence were returned by both matron and men.

youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The difference did not lie in the presence of the younger girls: they were well behaved, friendly, and nowise disagreeable children.

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