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The Clever Woman of the Family
The Clever Woman of the Family

Chapter IV

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“And which is Lucy’s?
Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.
“My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.
“She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”
“Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.
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The Clever Woman of the Family

Chapter IV

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“And which is Lucy’s?
Line 2
Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.
Line 3
“My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.
Line 4
“She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”
Line 5
“Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

Learner Dictionary

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

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading ““My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ““My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.”

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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 Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Alison

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “And which is Lucy’s?

armed

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

arms

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Avoncester

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From this reading “She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

cap-a-pie

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

church

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From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

comes

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

compliments

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

Coombe's

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

exclaimed

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From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

foe

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

fop

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Francis

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From this reading “She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

gone

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From this reading “She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

home

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “And which is Lucy’s?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

knew

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

lady's

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

loves

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Lucy's

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From this reading “And which is Lucy’s?

ma'am

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

Master

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From this reading “She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”

much

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

Myrtlewood

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From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

obliged

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

puny

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Rachel

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From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

reception

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

remain

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From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

saloon

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

SCOTT

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

show

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From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

Temple

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From this reading “She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

walked

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From this reading “Gone to Avoncester!” exclaimed Rachel, who had walked from church to Myrtlewood with Alison.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading “And which is Lucy’s?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Can it be That puny fop, armed cap-a-pie, Who loves in the saloon to show The arms that never knew a foe.”—SCOTT.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “She is gone to Avoncester with Master Temple and Master Francis.”

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “My lady’s compliments, ma’am, and she would he much obliged if you would remain till she comes home,” was Coombe’s reception of Alison.