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Ester Ried Yet Speaking
Ester Ried Yet Speaking

Chapter XXVII

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“MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”
Of course she went.
And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
Dr. Everett was summoned.
The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ester Ried Yet Speaking

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”
Line 2
Of course she went.
/ʌv course ʃiː went/
Line 3
And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
Line 4
Dr. Everett was summoned.
Line 5
The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

Learner Dictionary

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

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course she went.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.”

MAY modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ““MAY SHE GO WITH ME?””

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of course she went.”

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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 The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

bed

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

comfortable

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course she went.

distressing

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

Dr

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From this reading Dr. Everett was summoned.

Everett

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From this reading Dr. Everett was summoned.

GO

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From this reading “MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

known

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From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”

MEpronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”

much

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From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

now

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From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course she went.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

out

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

place

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

rags

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”

summoned

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From this reading Dr. Everett was summoned.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

together

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

truth

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From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

turned

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And, of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of course she went.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “MAY SHE GO WITH ME?”

wretched

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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, were turned out together, and a comfortable one took its place.