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Leonora
Leonora

Chapter X

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Context Illustration Reading 1/116 · 5 lines
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IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.
Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.
'No,' Leonora replied.
'Where is he?'
'In the drawing-room.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Leonora

Chapter X

Reading 1/116 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.
Line 2
Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.
Line 3
'No,' Leonora replied.
Line 4
'Where is he?'
/wer ɪz hiː/
Line 5
'In the drawing-room.

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'No,' Leonora replied.”

All words in this reading · 23

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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 IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

drawing-room

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From this reading 'In the drawing-room.

Father's

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From this reading IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

GARDEN

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From this reading IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

go

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'Where is he?'

Hillport

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

horrid

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From this reading IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'Where is he?'

Leonora

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading 'No,' Leonora replied.

reached

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'No,' Leonora replied.

Rose

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

said

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

temper

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From this reading IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE GARDEN 'Father's in a horrid temper.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading 'Where is he?'

wrong

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From this reading Did anything go wrong?' said Rose, when Leonora reached Hillport.