Chapter VII
"Oh! wait one second." She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand. "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?" She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose. "Not a drop--just wait one second."
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"Oh!
wait
one
second."
She
ravaged
his
inner
pocket
with
a
sudden
hand.
"Has
it
got
its
'foom'ry
on
its
little
hanky?"
She
drew
out
the
handkerchief
and
clapped
it
to
her
nose.
"Not
a
drop--just
wait
one
second."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh!
wait
one
second."
Line 2
She
ravaged
his
inner
pocket
with
a
sudden
hand.
Line 3
"Has
it
got
its
'foom'ry
on
its
little
hanky?"
Line 4
She
drew
out
the
handkerchief
and
clapped
it
to
her
nose.
Line 5
"Not
a
drop--just
wait
one
second."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Oh! wait one second."”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! wait one second."”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.”
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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 She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
clapped
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From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
drop
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From this reading "Not a drop--just wait one second."
foom'ry
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From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
got
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From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
hand
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From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
handkerchief
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From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
hanky
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From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
inner
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From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
just
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From this reading "Not a drop--just wait one second."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
nose
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From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a drop--just wait one second."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! wait one second."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Has it got its 'foom'ry on its little hanky?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh! wait one second."
out
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From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
pocket
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From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
ravaged
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From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
second
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From this reading "Oh! wait one second."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She drew out the handkerchief and clapped it to her nose.
wait
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From this reading "Oh! wait one second."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She ravaged his inner pocket with a sudden hand.