Chapter IX
Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women. I am afraid of children. Animals are my only friends. I'm not pretty. My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
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Chapter IX
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Part
of
journal
kept
by
Lady
Angella
Loring:
I
hate
men
and
despise
women.
I
am
afraid
of
children.
Animals
are
my
only
friends.
I'm
not
pretty.
My
face
is
hard,
my
hair--what
is
left
of
it--of
no
color.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Part
of
journal
kept
by
Lady
Angella
Loring:
I
hate
men
and
despise
women.
Line 2
I
am
afraid
of
children.
Line 3
Animals
are
my
only
friends.
Line 4
I'm
not
pretty.
Line 5
My
face
is
hard,
my
hair--what
is
left
of
it--of
no
color.
Learner Dictionary
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Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.”
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afraid
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From this reading I am afraid of children.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid of children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
Angella
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
Animals
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From this reading Animals are my only friends.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Animals are my only friends.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
children
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From this reading I am afraid of children.
color
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despise
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face
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friends
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From this reading Animals are my only friends.
hair
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hard
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From this reading My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
hate
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not pretty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
journal
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
kept
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
Lady
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
Loring
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
men
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Animals are my only friends.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not pretty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
only
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From this reading Animals are my only friends.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.
pretty
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From this reading I'm not pretty.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My face is hard, my hair--what is left of it--of no color.
women
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From this reading Part of journal kept by Lady Angella Loring: I hate men and despise women.