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Ironheart

Chapter XXXVIII

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BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
“I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
Ruth considered.
“Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
I’m offul hungwy.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ironheart

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Line 2
“I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
Line 3
Ruth considered.
Line 4
“Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
Line 5
I’m offul hungwy.”

Learner Dictionary

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

BEYOND preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”

Inquired noun US /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.””

SHADOW noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.””

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?”

All words in this reading · 36

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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 BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

anxiously

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

Betty

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

BEYONDprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

bweakfast

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From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

considered

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From this reading Ruth considered.

Dad

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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

dear

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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

DOUBT

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

fink

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?

he'll

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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?

hungwy

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From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

I'm

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From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?

inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

Jesus

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

Lon

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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

offul

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From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

Ruth

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From this reading Ruth considered.

send

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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

small

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

some

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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?

voice

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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.