Chapter II
"Almost twenty. We had a picnic the day before. Ralph and I, she and Estevan. If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it. We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
Redemption
Chapter II
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"Almost
twenty.
We
had
a
picnic
the
day
before.
Ralph
and
I,
she
and
Estevan.
If
anything
was
troubling
her,
she
certainly
gave
no
sign
of
it.
We
had
a
stereo-camera,
and
we
took
pictures.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Almost
twenty.
Line 2
We
had
a
picnic
the
day
before.
Line 3
Ralph
and
I,
she
and
Estevan.
Line 4
If
anything
was
troubling
her,
she
certainly
gave
no
sign
of
it.
Line 5
We
had
a
stereo-camera,
and
we
took
pictures.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We had a picnic the day before.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.”
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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 We had a picnic the day before.
Almost
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From this reading "Almost twenty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
certainly
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From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
day
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From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
Estevan
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From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
gave
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From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
picnic
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From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
pictures
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From this reading We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
sign
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From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
stereo-camera
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From this reading We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
troubling
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From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
twenty
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From this reading "Almost twenty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.