Chapter X
‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher. ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’ ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’ ‘Of course. You said so.’
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
Chapter X
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‘Silk?’
asked
Mrs.
Beecher.
‘Well,
I
thought
that
perhaps
a
white-flowered
brocade—’
‘Oh
yes,
with
pearl
trimming.’
‘No,
no,
dear,
with
my
lace
for
trimming.’
‘Of
course.
You
said
so.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Silk?’
asked
Mrs.
Beecher.
Line 2
‘Well,
I
thought
that
perhaps
a
white-flowered
brocade—’
‘Oh
yes,
with
pearl
trimming.’
Line 3
‘No,
no,
dear,
with
my
lace
for
trimming.’
Line 4
‘Of
course.
/ʌv course/
Line 5
You
said
so.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Of course.”
Pearl
noun
US /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
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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 ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
Beecher
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From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
brocade
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course.
dear
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From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
lace
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From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
Mrs
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From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Of course.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
perhaps
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
said
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From this reading You said so.’
Silk
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From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You said so.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
trimming
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
Well
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
white-flowered
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
yes
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From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You said so.’