Chapter III
I bowed. “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.” “Yes. From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side. My niece is a beginner at the Exchange.
Lady Baltimore
Chapter III
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I
bowed.
“I
had
the
pleasure
to
see
and
hear
him
order
a
wedding
cake.”
“Yes.
From
Eliza
La
Heu
(pronounced
Layhew),
my
niece;
he
is
my
nephew,
she
is
my
niece
on
the
other
side.
My
niece
is
a
beginner
at
the
Exchange.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
I
bowed.
Line 2
“I
had
the
pleasure
to
see
and
hear
him
order
a
wedding
cake.”
Line 3
“Yes.
Line 4
From
Eliza
La
Heu
(pronounced
Layhew),
my
niece;
he
is
my
nephew,
she
is
my
niece
on
the
other
side.
Line 5
My
niece
is
a
beginner
at
the
Exchange.
Learner Dictionary
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Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.””
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.””
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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 “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My niece is a beginner at the Exchange.
beginner
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From this reading My niece is a beginner at the Exchange.
bowed
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cake
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Eliza
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Exchange
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From this reading My niece is a beginner at the Exchange.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
Heu
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bowed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
La
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
Layhew
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
nephew
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
niece
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
other
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
pleasure
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pronounced
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
see
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From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
side
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From this reading From Eliza La Heu (pronounced Layhew), my niece; he is my nephew, she is my niece on the other side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
wedding
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From this reading “I had the pleasure to see and hear him order a wedding cake.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.