Chapter X
A general smile went round the company. There was no resisting it. Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile. "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried. "Bravo, Chubby!
About Peggy Saville
Chapter X
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A
general
smile
went
round
the
company.
There
was
no
resisting
it.
Even
Arthur's
face
brightened,
and
he
turned
his
head
and
looked
at
Mellicent
with
his
old
twinkling
smile.
"Bravo,
Chubby!"
he
cried.
"Bravo,
Chubby!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
A
general
smile
went
round
the
company.
Line 2
There
was
no
resisting
it.
Line 3
Even
Arthur's
face
brightened,
and
he
turned
his
head
and
looked
at
Mellicent
with
his
old
twinkling
smile.
Line 4
"Bravo,
Chubby!"
he
cried.
Line 5
"Bravo,
Chubby!
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A general smile went round the company.”
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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 A general smile went round the company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
Arthur's
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
Bravo
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From this reading "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.
brightened
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
Chubby
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company
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From this reading A general smile went round the company.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
face
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
general
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From this reading A general smile went round the company.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
head
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no resisting it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
Mellicent
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no resisting it.
old
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
resisting
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From this reading There was no resisting it.
round
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From this reading A general smile went round the company.
smile
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From this reading A general smile went round the company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
There
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From this reading There was no resisting it.
turned
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
twinkling
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no resisting it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.