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Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup

Chapter XX

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PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.
She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.
She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.
And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.
“All in good time,” he had said.
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Storm in a Teacup

Chapter XX

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.
Line 2
She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.
Line 3
She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.
Line 4
And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.
Line 5
“All in good time,” he had said.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““All in good time,” he had said.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.”

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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 And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

action

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From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

agitation

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

all

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

attitude

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

cost

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

deal

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

Dingle

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

expected

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

FATE

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

give

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

increasing

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

legal

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

Lydia

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

matter

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

Medora's

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

mother

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

Ned

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

offered

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

operation

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

PHILANDER'S

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From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

said

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From this reading “All in good time,” he had said.

savings

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

seen

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From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

shocked

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

small

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From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

startled

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

statements

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PHILANDER’S FATE Medora’s mother found increasing matter for agitation in the attitude of Ned Dingle.

then

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All in good time,” he had said.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading She had even offered to give him all her small savings towards the legal cost of the operation.

twice

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From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

two

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From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.

urged

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From this reading She had seen him twice and urged the need of action.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And then he had startled and shocked her a good deal by two statements, neither of which Lydia had expected.