Chapter XXIII
‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca. ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still. And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_. Did not I say so from the beginning? To be sure it was a grand success.
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Chapter XXIII
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‘Why
should
you
get
up
this
morning,
Signora
_mia_?’
said
old
Francesca.
‘The
young
ladies
are
fast
asleep
still.
And
it
was
a
grand
success,
_a
che
lo
dite_.
Did
not
I
say
so
from
the
beginning?
To
be
sure
it
was
a
grand
success.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Why
should
you
get
up
this
morning,
Signora
_mia_?’
said
old
Francesca.
Line 2
‘The
young
ladies
are
fast
asleep
still.
Line 3
And
it
was
a
grand
success,
_a
che
lo
dite_.
Line 4
Did
not
I
say
so
from
the
beginning?
Line 5
To
be
sure
it
was
a
grand
success.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did not I say so from the beginning?”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure it was a grand success.”
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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 And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.
asleep
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From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure it was a grand success.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
che
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From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
dite
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From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
fast
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From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.
Francesca
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
get
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
grand
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From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
ladies
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From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.
lo
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From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
mia
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
old
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
said
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
say
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From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
Signora
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Did not I say so from the beginning?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.
success
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From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure it was a grand success.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure it was a grand success.
up
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was a grand success, _a che lo dite_.
Why
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From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why should you get up this morning, Signora _mia_?’ said old Francesca.
young
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From this reading ‘The young ladies are fast asleep still.