Chapter II
He smiled up at her. “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?” Margaret hadn’t. She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick. Mrs. Brackett lied nobly.
Aladdin O'Brien
Chapter II
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He
smiled
up
at
her.
“Mrs.
Brackett,”
he
said,
“I
dreamed
that
Margaret
St.
John
came
here
to
ask
how
I
was--did
she?”
Margaret
hadn’t.
She
had
not,
so
hedged
was
her
life,
even
heard
that
Aladdin
lay
sick.
Mrs.
Brackett
lied
nobly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
smiled
up
at
her.
Line 2
“Mrs.
Brackett,”
he
said,
“I
dreamed
that
Margaret
St.
John
came
here
to
ask
how
I
was--did
she?”
Line 3
Margaret
hadn’t.
Line 4
She
had
not,
so
hedged
was
her
life,
even
heard
that
Aladdin
lay
sick.
Line 5
Mrs.
Brackett
lied
nobly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?””
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?””
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.”
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Aladdin
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From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
ask
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smiled up at her.
Brackett
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
came
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
dreamed
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
hadn't
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From this reading Margaret hadn’t.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled up at her.
heard
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From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
hedged
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From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled up at her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
how
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
John
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
lay
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From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
lied
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett lied nobly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
Margaret
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
Mrs
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
nobly
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From this reading Mrs. Brackett lied nobly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
said
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
sick
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From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
smiled
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From this reading He smiled up at her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had not, so hedged was her life, even heard that Aladdin lay sick.
St
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From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”
up
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From this reading He smiled up at her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mrs. Brackett,” he said, “I dreamed that Margaret St. John came here to ask how I was--did she?”