Chapter XIX
A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning. "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day? It is Monday now." "What is proposed?" Several plans were ready.
Pine Needles
Chapter XIX
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A
bright
little
party
gathered
round
the
breakfast
table
Monday
morning.
"Now,
Uncle
Eden,"
cried
Maggie,
"where
shall
we
go
to-day?
It
is
Monday
now."
"What
is
proposed?"
Several
plans
were
ready.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
bright
little
party
gathered
round
the
breakfast
table
Monday
morning.
Line 2
"Now,
Uncle
Eden,"
cried
Maggie,
"where
shall
we
go
to-day?
Line 3
It
is
Monday
now."
Line 4
"What
is
proposed?"
Line 5
Several
plans
were
ready.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
Party
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
Several
noun
US /ˈseveral/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several plans were ready.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?”
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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 A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
breakfast
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From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
bright
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From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
Eden
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
gathered
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From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
go
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Monday now."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Monday now."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
Maggie
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
Monday
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From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
Now
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
plans
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From this reading Several plans were ready.
proposed
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From this reading "What is proposed?"
ready
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From this reading Several plans were ready.
round
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From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
Several
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From this reading Several plans were ready.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
table
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From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
to-day
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
Uncle
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several plans were ready.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is proposed?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?