Chapter VII
ALL OVER "May I have a dance?" I asked Miss Blair. She put her head on one side and considered. "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said. "Thank you.
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ALL
OVER
"May
I
have
a
dance?"
I
asked
Miss
Blair.
She
put
her
head
on
one
side
and
considered.
"One,
two,
three--the
next
but
_five_,"
she
said.
"Thank
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
ALL
OVER
"May
I
have
a
dance?"
Line 2
I
asked
Miss
Blair.
Line 3
She
put
her
head
on
one
side
and
considered.
Line 4
"One,
two,
three--the
next
but
_five_,"
she
said.
Line 5
"Thank
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked Miss Blair.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She put her head on one side and considered.”
OVER
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"”
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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 ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
ALL
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From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked Miss Blair.
Blair
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From this reading I asked Miss Blair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
considered
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From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
dance
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From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
five
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From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
head
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From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
Miss
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From this reading I asked Miss Blair.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
put
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From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
said
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From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
side
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From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
three
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From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
two
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From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you.