Chapter XI
“What sort of trouble was it?” Keede turned professional at once. “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe. But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.” “_I_ see,” said Keede.
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Chapter XI
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“What
sort
of
trouble
was
it?”
Keede
turned
professional
at
once.
“She’d
’ad
a
bit
of
a
gatherin’
in
’er
breast,
I
believe.
But
she
never
talked
of
’er
body
much
to
any
one.”
“_I_
see,”
said
Keede.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
sort
of
trouble
was
it?”
Line 2
Keede
turned
professional
at
once.
Line 3
“She’d
’ad
a
bit
of
a
gatherin’
in
’er
breast,
I
believe.
Line 4
But
she
never
talked
of
’er
body
much
to
any
one.”
Line 5
“_I_
see,”
said
Keede.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.””
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keede turned professional at once.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.””
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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 “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
ad
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From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
any
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From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Keede turned professional at once.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
bit
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From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
breast
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From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
er
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From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
gatherin
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From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What sort of trouble was it?”
Keede
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From this reading Keede turned professional at once.
much
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From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What sort of trouble was it?”
once
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From this reading Keede turned professional at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
professional
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From this reading Keede turned professional at once.
said
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From this reading “_I_ see,” said Keede.
see
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From this reading “_I_ see,” said Keede.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
She'd
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From this reading “She’d ’ad a bit of a gatherin’ in ’er breast, I believe.
sort
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From this reading “What sort of trouble was it?”
talked
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From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she never talked of ’er body much to any one.”
trouble
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From this reading “What sort of trouble was it?”
turned
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From this reading Keede turned professional at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What sort of trouble was it?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What sort of trouble was it?”