Chapter XV
“Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry. “Yes, indeed.” “Is she your girl?” Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming. She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
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Chapter XV
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“Did
_she_
know
you
then?”
inquired
Little
Jerry.
“Yes,
indeed.”
“Is
she
your
girl?”
Rosa
laughed
shyly,
and
Jessie
blushed,
and
looked
charming.
She
realised
vaguely
a
difference
in
manners.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Did
_she_
know
you
then?”
inquired
Little
Jerry.
Line 2
“Yes,
indeed.”
Line 3
“Is
she
your
girl?”
Line 4
Rosa
laughed
shyly,
and
Jessie
blushed,
and
looked
charming.
Line 5
She
realised
vaguely
a
difference
in
manners.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Inquired
noun
US /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.”
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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 She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
blushed
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From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
charming
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From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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difference
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From this reading She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
girl
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From this reading “Is she your girl?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
indeed
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From this reading “Yes, indeed.”
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is she your girl?”
Jerry
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From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
Jessie
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From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
laughed
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From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
manners
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From this reading She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
realised
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From this reading She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
Rosa
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From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
shyly
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From this reading Rosa laughed shyly, and Jessie blushed, and looked charming.
then
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From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
vaguely
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From this reading She realised vaguely a difference in manners.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, indeed.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did _she_ know you then?” inquired Little Jerry.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is she your girl?”