Chapter II
And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock. ‘Fifty to one!’ ‘It’s done—and done! Look at her haunch and hock! Ill-groomed!
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Chapter II
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And
the
whisper
grew
and
the
whisper
flew
That
she
came
of
Isonomy
stock.
‘Fifty
to
one!’
‘It’s
done—and
done!
Look
at
her
haunch
and
hock!
Ill-groomed!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
And
the
whisper
grew
and
the
whisper
flew
That
she
came
of
Isonomy
stock.
Line 2
‘Fifty
to
one!’
Line 3
‘It’s
done—and
done!
Line 4
Look
at
her
haunch
and
hock!
Line 5
Ill-groomed!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘It’s done—and done!”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at her haunch and hock!”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Fifty to one!’”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at her haunch and hock!
came
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It’s done—and done!
Fifty
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From this reading ‘Fifty to one!’
flew
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grew
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haunch
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From this reading Look at her haunch and hock!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Look at her haunch and hock!
hock
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From this reading Look at her haunch and hock!
Ill-groomed
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From this reading Ill-groomed!
Isonomy
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From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
It's
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From this reading ‘It’s done—and done!
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at her haunch and hock!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Fifty to one!’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
stock
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From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Fifty to one!’
whisper
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From this reading And the whisper grew and the whisper flew That she came of Isonomy stock.