Chapter XV
“So you know?” she said with a joyful face. “Yes,” said Woloda. “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka. You are no longer a baby in long clothes. Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
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Chapter XV
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“So
you
know?”
she
said
with
a
joyful
face.
“Yes,”
said
Woloda.
“Still,
I
am
surprised
at
you,
Lubotshka.
You
are
no
longer
a
baby
in
long
clothes.
Why
should
you
be
so
pleased
because
Papa
is
going
to
marry
a
piece
of
trash?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“So
you
know?”
she
said
with
a
joyful
face.
Line 2
“Yes,”
said
Woloda.
Line 3
“Still,
I
am
surprised
at
you,
Lubotshka.
Line 4
You
are
no
longer
a
baby
in
long
clothes.
Line 5
Why
should
you
be
so
pleased
because
Papa
is
going
to
marry
a
piece
of
trash?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you know?” she said with a joyful face.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are no longer a baby in long clothes.”
Pleased
noun
US /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?””
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.”
Surprised
noun
US /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.”
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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 “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.
baby
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From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
clothes
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From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
face
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From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
going
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From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
joyful
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From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
longer
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From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
Lubotshka
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From this reading “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.
marry
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From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You are no longer a baby in long clothes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
Papa
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From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
piece
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From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
said
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From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, I am surprised at you, Lubotshka.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
trash
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From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
Why
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From this reading Why should you be so pleased because Papa is going to marry a piece of trash?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.
Woloda
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From this reading “Yes,” said Woloda.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said Woloda.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you know?” she said with a joyful face.