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Chapter V

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A MORNING MEETING.
"WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.
What is being worshipped now?"
"Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.
"Do you like the mountain as well as ever?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Monteagle

Chapter V

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A MORNING MEETING.
Line 2
"WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.
Line 3
What is being worshipped now?"
Line 4
"Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.
Line 5
"Do you like the mountain as well as ever?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “What is being worshipped now?"”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.”

MORNING noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A MORNING MEETING.”

WELL noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.”

All words in this reading · 49

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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 A MORNING MEETING.

always

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

angry

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading What is being worshipped now?"

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

Dilly

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you like the mountain as well as ever?"

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

eyes

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From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

flushing

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

good-natured

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

Hammond

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

hard

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From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

Hart

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What is being worshipped now?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

like

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From this reading "Do you like the mountain as well as ever?"

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

MEETING

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From this reading A MORNING MEETING.

MORNINGnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A MORNING MEETING.

mountain

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From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

now

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From this reading What is being worshipped now?"

said

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

see

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From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

show

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

Sir

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

smiling

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Do you like the mountain as well as ever?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

WELL

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From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is being worshipped now?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

work

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From this reading "Sir," said Dilly, flushing, but smiling a little; she had found it hard work to be angry with Hart Hammond, he was always so good-natured to her.

worshipped

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From this reading What is being worshipped now?"

worshipper

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From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "WELL, little mountain worshipper, at it as hard as ever, I see; you show it in your eyes.