Chapter IV
"My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon. I thought you said Hennie." "Henrietta Penny. She was at school with me. We are taking care of one another."
Pearl of Pearl Island
Chapter IV
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"My
friend
Miss
Penny--"
"I
beg
your
pardon.
I
thought
you
said
Hennie."
"Henrietta
Penny.
She
was
at
school
with
me.
We
are
taking
care
of
one
another."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"My
friend
Miss
Penny--"
"I
beg
your
pardon.
Line 2
I
thought
you
said
Hennie."
Line 3
"Henrietta
Penny.
Line 4
She
was
at
school
with
me.
Line 5
We
are
taking
care
of
one
another."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We are taking care of one another."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We are taking care of one another."”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you said Hennie."”
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We are taking care of one another."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are taking care of one another."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was at school with me.
beg
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From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
care
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From this reading We are taking care of one another."
friend
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From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
Hennie
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From this reading I thought you said Hennie."
Henrietta
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From this reading "Henrietta Penny.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was at school with me.
Miss
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From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are taking care of one another."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We are taking care of one another."
pardon
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From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
Penny
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From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.
said
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From this reading I thought you said Hennie."
school
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From this reading She was at school with me.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was at school with me.
taking
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From this reading We are taking care of one another."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you said Hennie."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was at school with me.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are taking care of one another."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was at school with me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you said Hennie."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My friend Miss Penny--" "I beg your pardon.