Chapter VIII
"Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently. "That's not very likely," replied she. "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls." "Have you been a queen very long?" Peter inquired.
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Chapter VIII
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"Did
you
bring
your
doll,
Mary?"
said
Peter
presently.
"That's
not
very
likely,"
replied
she.
"It
would
not
do
for
a
queen
to
play
at
dolls."
"Have
you
been
a
queen
very
long?"
Peter
inquired.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Did
you
bring
your
doll,
Mary?"
said
Peter
presently.
Line 2
"That's
not
very
likely,"
replied
she.
Line 3
"It
would
not
do
for
a
queen
to
play
at
dolls."
Line 4
"Have
you
been
a
queen
very
long?"
Line 5
Peter
inquired.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Have you been a queen very long?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you been a queen very long?"”
Inquired
noun
US /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Peter inquired.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you been a queen very long?"”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's not very likely," replied she.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."”
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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 "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been a queen very long?"
bring
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From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
doll
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From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
dolls
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From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been a queen very long?"
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter inquired.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
likely
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From this reading "That's not very likely," replied she.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you been a queen very long?"
Mary
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From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's not very likely," replied she.
Peter
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From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
play
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From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
presently
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From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
queen
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From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's not very likely," replied she.
said
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From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's not very likely," replied she.
That's
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From this reading "That's not very likely," replied she.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
very
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From this reading "That's not very likely," replied she.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would not do for a queen to play at dolls."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you bring your doll, Mary?" said Peter presently.