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On the mountain
On the mountain

Chapter X

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_THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!
See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.
"Tiresome little thing!
She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."
"Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

On the mountain

Chapter X

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!
Line 2
See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.
Line 3
"Tiresome little thing!
Line 4
She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."
Line 5
"Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Tiresome little thing!”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

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

From this reading “"Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Tiresome little thing!”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.”

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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 See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

angrily

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From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

CHILD

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From this reading _THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!

Fanny

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From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

got

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From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

home

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From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Tiresome little thing!

LOST

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From this reading _THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

now

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From this reading _THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.

off

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From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

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

From this reading "Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.

run

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From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

said

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From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

Sarah

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From this reading "Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.

scrape

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From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

See

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From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

THERE

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From this reading _THE LOST CHILD._ "THERE, now!

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Tiresome little thing!

Tiresome

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From this reading "Tiresome little thing!

Well

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From this reading "Well, what of that?" returned Sarah.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading She has run off home; and now she will tell them that I left her alone."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading See what a scrape you have got me into!" said Fanny, angrily.