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Azalea's Silver Web
Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter II · New Relations

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“Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.
_Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.
“Little Windows.”
Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?
It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.
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Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter II · New Relations

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.
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_Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.
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“Little Windows.”
Line 4
Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?
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It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “_Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “_Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “_Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.”

All words in this reading · 39

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20th

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?

Azalea

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

C

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

Carin

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

cottage

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From this reading It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.

Dearest

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

heard

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

Hebron

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?

letter

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

Mount

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

N

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

October

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?

place

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

top

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From this reading It is the name of a cottage on the top of Mount Hebron.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?

Windows

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From this reading “Little Windows,” Mount Hebron, N. C., October 20th.

wondering

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From this reading Are you wondering what they are, or what it is?

Yes

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From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Dearest Carin_: Yes, the letter is from Azalea, though she is in a place that neither you nor she ever heard of before.