Chapter VIII
"Five." She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm. "I'll call her down; will that do?" "Yes." "She may not be just right."
One of My Sons
Chapter VIII
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"Five."
She
pawed
at
the
coins
till
they
were
well
under
her
palm.
"I'll
call
her
down;
will
that
do?"
"Yes."
"She
may
not
be
just
right."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Five."
Line 2
She
pawed
at
the
coins
till
they
were
well
under
her
palm.
Line 3
"I'll
call
her
down;
will
that
do?"
Line 4
"Yes."
Line 5
"She
may
not
be
just
right."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"She may not be just right."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She may not be just right."”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She may not be just right."
call
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From this reading "I'll call her down; will that do?"
coins
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From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'll call her down; will that do?"
down
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From this reading "I'll call her down; will that do?"
Five
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From this reading "Five."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll call her down; will that do?"
just
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From this reading "She may not be just right."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "She may not be just right."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She may not be just right."
palm
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From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
pawed
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From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She may not be just right."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll call her down; will that do?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
well
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From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She pawed at the coins till they were well under her palm.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'll call her down; will that do?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."