Chapter VI
Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile. "Oh, please don't hurry her. I should be so sorry. You mustn't trouble about me. I can call another day."
Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story
Chapter VI
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Mr
Seton
smiled,
a
delightful
twinkly
smile.
"Oh,
please
don't
hurry
her.
I
should
be
so
sorry.
You
mustn't
trouble
about
me.
I
can
call
another
day."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mr
Seton
smiled,
a
delightful
twinkly
smile.
Line 2
"Oh,
please
don't
hurry
her.
Line 3
I
should
be
so
sorry.
Line 4
You
mustn't
trouble
about
me.
Line 5
I
can
call
another
day."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You mustn't trouble about me.”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I can call another day."”
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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 Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can call another day."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be so sorry.
call
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From this reading I can call another day."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can call another day."
day
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From this reading I can call another day."
delightful
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From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
hurry
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From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should be so sorry.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
mustn't
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From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
please
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From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
Seton
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From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be so sorry.
smile
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From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
smiled
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From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should be so sorry.
sorry
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From this reading I should be so sorry.
trouble
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From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
twinkly
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From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.