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Gritli's Children

Chapter XI

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ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE.
In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.
It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.
Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.
For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.
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Gritli's Children

Chapter XI

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE.
Line 2
In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.
Line 3
It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.
Line 4
Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.
Line 5
For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading “In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

arranged

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From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

arrival

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From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

assigned

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

BEAUTIFUL

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From this reading ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE.

bed

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From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

children

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

day

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From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

doctor's

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

evening

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

excitement

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From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

find

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

fro

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From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

garden

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From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

guests

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From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

house

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From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

large

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

RHINE

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From this reading ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE.

room

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From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

rooms

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

Rosemount

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From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

seen

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From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

shown

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

stairs

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

surprise

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For the house was so arranged that there was but one bed in each room.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

there

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From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

three

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From this reading It was the day after the arrival of the three guests.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

up

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

use

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading In the garden at Rosemount was such an excitement and running to and fro as had never been seen there before.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.

yesterday

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From this reading Great had been the surprise of the doctor’s children, yesterday evening, when they were shown up stairs, to find three large rooms assigned for their use, one to each.