Chapter II
"Well, what are you going to do today? Shampoo this animal all morning?" Eden enquired teasingly. Hedger made room for her on the seat. "No, at twelve o'clock I'm going out to Coney Island.
Youth and the Bright Medusa
Chapter II
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"Well,
what
are
you
going
to
do
today?
Shampoo
this
animal
all
morning?"
Eden
enquired
teasingly.
Hedger
made
room
for
her
on
the
seat.
"No,
at
twelve
o'clock
I'm
going
out
to
Coney
Island.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Well,
what
are
you
going
to
do
today?
Line 2
Shampoo
this
animal
all
morning?"
Line 3
Eden
enquired
teasingly.
Line 4
Hedger
made
room
for
her
on
the
seat.
Line 5
"No,
at
twelve
o'clock
I'm
going
out
to
Coney
Island.
Learner Dictionary
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shampoo this animal all morning?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, what are you going to do today?”
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all
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animal
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, at twelve o'clock I'm going out to Coney Island.
Coney
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Eden
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From this reading Eden enquired teasingly.
enquired
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From this reading Eden enquired teasingly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
going
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Hedger
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
I'm
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Island
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made
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From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shampoo this animal all morning?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, at twelve o'clock I'm going out to Coney Island.
o'clock
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
out
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room
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From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
seat
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From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
Shampoo
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teasingly
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From this reading Eden enquired teasingly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hedger made room for her on the seat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shampoo this animal all morning?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, what are you going to do today?
today
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twelve
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Well
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what are you going to do today?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what are you going to do today?