Chapter XXI
Eliza paused for one second. “Those are not for sale.” Hortense paused, too. Then she hung to it. “They are so much the best.”
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Chapter XXI
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Eliza
paused
for
one
second.
“Those
are
not
for
sale.”
Hortense
paused,
too.
Then
she
hung
to
it.
“They
are
so
much
the
best.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Eliza
paused
for
one
second.
Line 2
“Those
are
not
for
sale.”
Line 3
Hortense
paused,
too.
Line 4
Then
she
hung
to
it.
Line 5
“They
are
so
much
the
best.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Eliza paused for one second.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eliza paused for one second.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Those are not for sale.””
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
best
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From this reading “They are so much the best.”
Eliza
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From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
Hortense
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From this reading Hortense paused, too.
hung
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From this reading Then she hung to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she hung to it.
much
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From this reading “They are so much the best.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
paused
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From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
sale
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From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
second
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From this reading Eliza paused for one second.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she hung to it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
Then
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From this reading Then she hung to it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are so much the best.”
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those are not for sale.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she hung to it.
too
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From this reading Hortense paused, too.