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Gentle Julia
Gentle Julia

Chapter V

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But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.
Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.
At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.
"Why, what----" Julia began.
"Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"
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Gentle Julia

Chapter V

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.
Line 2
Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.
Line 3
At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.
Line 4
"Why, what----" Julia began.
Line 5
"Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Why, what----" Julia began.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

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

From this reading “But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

away

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

basket

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Why, what----" Julia began.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

breakage

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

came

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

coherent

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From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

contact

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

crazy

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From this reading "Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"

exclamation

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From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

far

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

gesture

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

hurled

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

Instantly

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

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

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

jar

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

Julia

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From this reading "Why, what----" Julia began.

Kitty

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From this reading "Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"

muffled

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From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

observances

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

passion

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

religious

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

Silver

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From this reading "Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"

some

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

sound

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

suitable

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

utter

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From this reading But here she interrupted herself to utter a muffled exclamation, not coherent.

voice

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

wall

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From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Why, what----" Julia began.

Why

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From this reading "Why, what----" Julia began.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading At the same time, with a fine gesture, she hurled the jar and the basket from her, and both came in contact with the wall, not far away, with a sound of breakage.

words

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From this reading Instantly she added some words suitable to religious observances, but in a voice of passion.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Kitty Silver, are you crazy?"