Chapter VI
KINDLING A FIRE. "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting. "What kept you so long? And where are your strawberries? Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
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Chapter VI
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KINDLING
A
FIRE.
"WELL,
Abbey,
better
late
than
never,"
was
Mrs.
Powell's
greeting.
"What
kept
you
so
long?
And
where
are
your
strawberries?
Didn't
Mrs.
Ward
have
them
ready?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
KINDLING
A
FIRE.
Line 2
"WELL,
Abbey,
better
late
than
never,"
was
Mrs.
Powell's
greeting.
Line 3
"What
kept
you
so
long?
Line 4
And
where
are
your
strawberries?
Line 5
Didn't
Mrs.
Ward
have
them
ready?
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What kept you so long?”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.”
WELL
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.”
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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 KINDLING A FIRE.
Abbey
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
better
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
Didn't
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From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
FIRE
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From this reading KINDLING A FIRE.
greeting
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
kept
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From this reading "What kept you so long?
KINDLING
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From this reading KINDLING A FIRE.
late
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What kept you so long?
Mrs
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
Powell's
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
ready
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From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What kept you so long?
strawberries
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From this reading And where are your strawberries?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
Ward
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From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
WELL
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From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What kept you so long?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What kept you so long?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And where are your strawberries?