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Chapter II

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SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
The boy turned with an amused smile.
“What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope?
One made by Jim?”
“N-no, not exactly.
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Crofton Chums

Chapter II

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
Line 2
The boy turned with an amused smile.
Line 3
“What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope?
Line 4
One made by Jim?”
Line 5
“N-no, not exactly.

Learner Dictionary

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

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One made by Jim?””

All words in this reading · 26

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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 SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

amused

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From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.

boy

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From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One made by Jim?”

COTTAGE

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

declared

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

delightedly

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

exactly

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From this reading “N-no, not exactly.

girl

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

Hope

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From this reading “What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope?

It's

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

Jim

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From this reading One made by Jim?”

jimmy

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

made

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From this reading One made by Jim?”

N-no

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From this reading “N-no, not exactly.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “N-no, not exactly.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One made by Jim?”

perfectly

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

sign

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

smile

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From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.

SUNNYWOOD

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From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.

turned

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From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.

What's

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From this reading “What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.