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Candida

Chapter VI

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CANDIDA.
But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!
Here they all come.
(She goes out to let them in.)
MARCHBANKS (running to Morell ).
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Candida

Chapter VI

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CANDIDA.
Line 2
But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!
Line 3
Here they all come.
Line 4
(She goes out to let them in.)
Line 5
MARCHBANKS (running to Morell ).

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here they all come.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here they all come.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “(She goes out to let them in.)”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “MARCHBANKS (running to Morell ).”

All words in this reading · 24

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all

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From this reading Here they all come.

bell

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From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

bother

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From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

CANDIDA

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From this reading CANDIDA.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here they all come.

goes

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From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here they all come.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)

James

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From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)

MARCHBANKS

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From this reading MARCHBANKS (running to Morell ).

Morell

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From this reading MARCHBANKS (running to Morell ).

Oh

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From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

out

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From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)

rings

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From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading MARCHBANKS (running to Morell ).

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)

street

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From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But, James, I--(The street bell rings.) Oh, bother!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Here they all come.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading (She goes out to let them in.)