Chapter III
“Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence. This is always a good time of year you know.” “Yes, I know. Everybody getting new things.” She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
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Chapter III
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“Oh,
I
had
a
pretty
good
day,
Florence.
This
is
always
a
good
time
of
year
you
know.”
“Yes,
I
know.
Everybody
getting
new
things.”
She
sighed,
with
a
fierce
longing
that
she
too
might
have
plenty
of
money
to
get
new
things.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
I
had
a
pretty
good
day,
Florence.
Line 2
This
is
always
a
good
time
of
year
you
know.”
Line 3
“Yes,
I
know.
Line 4
Everybody
getting
new
things.”
Line 5
She
sighed,
with
a
fierce
longing
that
she
too
might
have
plenty
of
money
to
get
new
things.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “Everybody getting new things.””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is always a good time of year you know.””
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is always a good time of year you know.””
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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 “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
always
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From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
day
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From this reading “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody getting new things.”
fierce
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
Florence
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get
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
getting
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From this reading Everybody getting new things.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
longing
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
money
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
new
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From this reading Everybody getting new things.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
plenty
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
pretty
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From this reading “Oh, I had a pretty good day, Florence.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
sighed
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
things
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From this reading Everybody getting new things.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
too
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From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sighed, with a fierce longing that she too might have plenty of money to get new things.
year
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From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, I know.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is always a good time of year you know.”