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Eleanor
Eleanor

Chapter XXIV

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On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.
'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.
Make her understand.'
'_Parfaitement_, Madame.'
And Marie left the room.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Eleanor

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.
Line 2
'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.
Line 3
Make her understand.'
/make hɜːr understand/
Line 4
'_Parfaitement_, Madame.'
Line 5
And Marie left the room.

Learner Dictionary

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

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And Marie left the room.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Make her understand.'”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Make her understand.'”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And Marie left the room.

directions

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

Doni

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

Eleanor's

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

entered

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

following

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

Friday

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

give

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

giving

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And Marie left the room.

Lucy

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

Madame

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From this reading '_Parfaitement_, Madame.'

MakenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Make her understand.'

Mamma

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

Marie

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

Parfaitement

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From this reading '_Parfaitement_, Madame.'

room

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

rooms

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

some

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From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

TellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Make her understand.'

up

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

week

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From this reading 'Tell Mamma Doni that we give up the rooms next week--Friday in next week.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading On the following morning when Lucy entered Eleanor's room she found her giving some directions to Marie.