Chapter IX
'Miss Foster is not getting up? How is she?' 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work. Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.' The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
Eleanor
Chapter IX
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'Miss
Foster
is
not
getting
up?
How
is
she?'
'I
believe
Aunt
Pattie
only
persuaded
her
to
rest
till
after
breakfast,
and
that
was
hard
work.
Aunt
Pattie
thought
her
rather
shaken
still.'
The
speakers
were
Manisty
and
Mrs.
Burgoyne.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Miss
Foster
is
not
getting
up?
Line 2
How
is
she?'
Line 3
'I
believe
Aunt
Pattie
only
persuaded
her
to
rest
till
after
breakfast,
and
that
was
hard
work.
Line 4
Aunt
Pattie
thought
her
rather
shaken
still.'
Line 5
The
speakers
were
Manisty
and
Mrs.
Burgoyne.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
Aunt
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From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
breakfast
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From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
Burgoyne
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From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
Foster
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From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
getting
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hard
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From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
How
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From this reading How is she?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
Manisty
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From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
Miss
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Mrs
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From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
only
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Pattie
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From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
persuaded
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rather
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From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
shaken
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From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How is she?'
speakers
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From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
up
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From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
work
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From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.