Chapter VII
“Run, Margarita,” she said. “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight. Call him to come and take the things.” So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro! Alessandro! the supper is ready.”
Ramona
Chapter VII
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“Run,
Margarita,”
she
said.
“All
is
ready
now;
see
if
Alessandro
is
in
sight.
Call
him
to
come
and
take
the
things.”
So
it
was
Margarita's
voice,
and
not
Ramona's,
that
called
“Alessandro!
Alessandro!
the
supper
is
ready.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Run,
Margarita,”
she
said.
Line 2
“All
is
ready
now;
see
if
Alessandro
is
in
sight.
Line 3
Call
him
to
come
and
take
the
things.”
Line 4
So
it
was
Margarita's
voice,
and
not
Ramona's,
that
called
“Alessandro!
Line 5
Alessandro!
the
supper
is
ready.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Call him to come and take the things.””
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Call him to come and take the things.””
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Alessandro
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
All
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
Call
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From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
called
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From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
Margarita
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From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
Margarita's
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From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
now
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
Ramona's
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From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
ready
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
Run
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From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
said
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From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
see
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
sight
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
supper
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From this reading Alessandro! the supper is ready.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
things
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From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
voice
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From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!