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Dick Whittington and His Cat
Dick Whittington and His Cat

Chapter IV

Chapter 4, section 1: "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers! And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Sco
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"Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
"Forsooth!
May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Whittington and His Cat

Chapter IV

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
Line 2
And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
Line 3
"Forsooth!
Line 4
May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
Line 5
Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

Learner Dictionary

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

welcome verb US /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading “"Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!”

Collocations
Oh welcomeA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
welcome welcomeA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 57

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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 May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

all

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

aloud

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

anger

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

called

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

face

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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

father

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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

flushed

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

Forsooth

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From this reading "Forsooth!

grace

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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

halls

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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

lords

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

Margret's

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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

met

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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

new

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

Now

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

Oh

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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

Queen

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

said

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

Scots

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

stamped

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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

stepnounUS /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

stepmother

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

Surpasses

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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

that's

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

too

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

towers

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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

tripped

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

turned

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:

yard

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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud: