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Lavinia

Chapter XXIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/30 · 5 lines
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So it is settled.
Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.
Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.
_As it was?
When?_ Before Binning’s coming?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Lavinia

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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So it is settled.
Line 2
Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.
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Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.
Line 4
_As it was?
/æz ɪt wɑːz/
Line 5
When?_ Before Binning’s coming?

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “When?_ Before Binning’s coming?”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.”

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answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading When?_ Before Binning’s coming?

Binning's

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From this reading When?_ Before Binning’s coming?

coming

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From this reading When?_ Before Binning’s coming?

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

fulfilled

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From this reading Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading So it is settled.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So it is settled.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

prayers

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From this reading Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.

recovery

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From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

Rupert's

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From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

settled

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From this reading So it is settled.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So it is settled.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

vows

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From this reading Her prayers are answered; her vows are fulfilled.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When?_ Before Binning’s coming?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Everything is, or will be upon Rupert’s recovery, as it was.