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Dora Thorne
Dora Thorne

Chapter X

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"Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
"Whom was it like?"
"Where had he found his model?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dora Thorne

Chapter X

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
Line 2
Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
Line 3
The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
Line 4
"Whom was it like?"
Line 5
"Where had he found his model?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “"Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Where had he found his model?"”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.”

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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 "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

all

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

amateurs

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

Artists

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

charm

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From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.

connoisseurs

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

dearest

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

degrees

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

delighted

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

face

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From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.

far

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Where had he found his model?"

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.

Guinevere

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Where had he found his model?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Where had he found his model?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Where had he found his model?"

hopes

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

like

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From this reading "Whom was it like?"

lovely

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From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.

model

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From this reading "Where had he found his model?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

picture

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From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.

Queen

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

ranks

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From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

Ronald's

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

success

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From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where had he found his model?"

WhompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Whom was it like?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.

young

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From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.