Chapter XVI
UP IN THE NORTH ROOM. “Oh, how pleasant and nice. Am I to sleep here?” Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire. “What’s become of that little room?
Edna Browning
Chapter XVI
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UP
IN
THE
NORTH
ROOM.
“Oh,
how
pleasant
and
nice.
Am
I
to
sleep
here?”
Edna
asked,
as
she
skipped
across
the
floor,
and
knelt
upon
the
hearth-rug
in
front
of
the
fire.
“What’s
become
of
that
little
room?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
UP
IN
THE
NORTH
ROOM.
Line 2
“Oh,
how
pleasant
and
nice.
Line 3
Am
I
to
sleep
here?”
Line 4
Edna
asked,
as
she
skipped
across
the
floor,
and
knelt
upon
the
hearth-rug
in
front
of
the
fire.
Line 5
“What’s
become
of
that
little
room?
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Am I to sleep here?””
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What’s become of that little room?”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, how pleasant and nice.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
become
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From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
Edna
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fire
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floor
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front
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hearth-rug
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From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
how
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From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
knelt
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From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
nice
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From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
NORTH
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From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
ROOM
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From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
skipped
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From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
sleep
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From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
UP
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From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
What's
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From this reading “What’s become of that little room?