Chapter XVIII
She went on, still talking through the black window-pane: 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it. She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more. Never any more.... Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
A Diversity of Creatures
Chapter XVIII
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She
went
on,
still
talking
through
the
black
window-pane:
'Your
pore
dear
auntie
was
very
kind
about
it.
She
said
she'd
make
all
allowances
for
one,
but
no
more.
Never
any
more....
Then,
you
didn't
know
'oo
Charlie
was
all
this
time?'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
went
on,
still
talking
through
the
black
window-pane:
Line 2
'Your
pore
dear
auntie
was
very
kind
about
it.
Line 3
She
said
she'd
make
all
allowances
for
one,
but
no
more.
Line 4
Never
any
more....
Line 5
Then,
you
didn't
know
'oo
Charlie
was
all
this
time?'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never any more....”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
all
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From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
allowances
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From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
any
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From this reading Never any more....
auntie
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From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
black
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From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
Charlie
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dear
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From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
didn't
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From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
kind
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From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
more
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From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never any more....
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
oo
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From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
pore
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From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
said
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From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
she'd
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From this reading She said she'd make all allowances for one, but no more.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
talking
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From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
Then
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From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
very
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From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
window-pane
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From this reading She went on, still talking through the black window-pane:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, you didn't know 'oo Charlie was all this time?'
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Your pore dear auntie was very kind about it.