Chapter XIX
NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL. "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas. "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday. "Nor I." "It's not like her, you see."
Brother Copas
Chapter XIX
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NAUGHTINESS,
AND
A
SEQUEL.
"She
has
behaved
very
naughtily,"
said
Brother
Copas.
"I
don't
understand
it
at
all,"
sighed
Brother
Bonaday.
"Nor
I."
"It's
not
like
her,
you
see."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
NAUGHTINESS,
AND
A
SEQUEL.
Line 2
"She
has
behaved
very
naughtily,"
said
Brother
Copas.
Line 3
"I
don't
understand
it
at
all,"
sighed
Brother
Bonaday.
Line 4
"Nor
I."
/nɔːr aɪ/
Line 5
"It's
not
like
her,
you
see."
Learner Dictionary
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Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.”
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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 NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
all
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From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
behaved
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From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
Bonaday
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From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
Brother
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From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
Copas
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From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
don't
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From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
It's
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From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
like
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From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
naughtily
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From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
NAUGHTINESS
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From this reading NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor I."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
said
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From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
see
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From this reading "It's not like her, you see."
SEQUEL
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From this reading NAUGHTINESS, AND A SEQUEL.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
sighed
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From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't understand it at all," sighed Brother Bonaday.
very
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From this reading "She has behaved very naughtily," said Brother Copas.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's not like her, you see."