Chapter XXIII
A LOVER'S MISTAKE. It was afternoon. Molly had gone out for a walk. Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls. Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.
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Chapter XXIII
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A
LOVER'S
MISTAKE.
It
was
afternoon.
Molly
had
gone
out
for
a
walk.
Mrs.
Gibson
had
been
paying
some
calls.
Lazy
Cynthia
had
declined
accompanying
either.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LOVER'S
MISTAKE.
Line 2
It
was
afternoon.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈafternoon/
Line 3
Molly
had
gone
out
for
a
walk.
Line 4
Mrs.
Gibson
had
been
paying
some
calls.
Line 5
Lazy
Cynthia
had
declined
accompanying
either.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was afternoon.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.”
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.”
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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 LOVER'S MISTAKE.
accompanying
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From this reading Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was afternoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.
calls
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.
Cynthia
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From this reading Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.
declined
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From this reading Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Molly had gone out for a walk.
Gibson
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.
gone
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From this reading Molly had gone out for a walk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Molly had gone out for a walk.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was afternoon.
Lazy
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From this reading Lazy Cynthia had declined accompanying either.
LOVER'S
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From this reading A LOVER'S MISTAKE.
MISTAKE
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From this reading A LOVER'S MISTAKE.
Molly
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From this reading Molly had gone out for a walk.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.
out
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From this reading Molly had gone out for a walk.
paying
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.
some
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From this reading Mrs. Gibson had been paying some calls.
walk
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From this reading Molly had gone out for a walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was afternoon.