Chapter V
Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour. "Well!" said Maria. "I suppose you have had a time." "A good time?" Mrs. Candy asked.
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Chapter V
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Matilda
found
her
aunt,
cousin,
and
sister
gathered
in
the
parlour.
"Well!"
said
Maria.
"I
suppose
you
have
had
a
time."
"A
good
time?"
Mrs.
Candy
asked.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Matilda
found
her
aunt,
cousin,
and
sister
gathered
in
the
parlour.
Line 2
"Well!"
said
Maria.
Line 3
"I
suppose
you
have
had
a
time."
/aɪ ˈsuppose juː hæv hæd ə time/
Line 4
"A
good
time?"
/ə good time/
Line 5
Mrs.
Candy
asked.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Candy asked.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A good time?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I suppose you have had a time."”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you have had a time."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you have had a time."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well!" said Maria.”
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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 "I suppose you have had a time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Candy asked.
aunt
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
Candy
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From this reading Mrs. Candy asked.
cousin
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
gathered
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A good time?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
Maria
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From this reading "Well!" said Maria.
Matilda
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Candy asked.
parlour
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
said
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From this reading "Well!" said Maria.
sister
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
Well
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From this reading "Well!" said Maria.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."