Chapter XVI
THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF ISABEL. “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?” “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.” “Who recommended her?” “I do not know.
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Chapter XVI
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THE
BEAUTIFUL
FACE
OF
ISABEL.
“When
did
Isabel
Benton
first
make
her
appearance
in
the
household?”
“About
a
year
ago--perhaps
a
little
more.”
“Who
recommended
her?”
“I
do
not
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
BEAUTIFUL
FACE
OF
ISABEL.
Line 2
“When
did
Isabel
Benton
first
make
her
appearance
in
the
household?”
Line 3
“About
a
year
ago--perhaps
a
little
more.”
Line 4
“Who
recommended
her?”
Line 5
“I
do
not
know.
/aɪ duː nɑːt know/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““About a year ago--perhaps a little more.””
Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?””
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I do not know.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““About a year ago--perhaps a little more.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?””
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““About a year ago--perhaps a little more.””
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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 “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”
ago
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From this reading “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF ISABEL.
Benton
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From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know.
FACE
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF ISABEL.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
household
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From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
ISABEL
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF ISABEL.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
more
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From this reading “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF ISABEL.
perhaps
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From this reading “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”
recommended
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From this reading “Who recommended her?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF ISABEL.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When did Isabel Benton first make her appearance in the household?”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who recommended her?”
year
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From this reading “About a year ago--perhaps a little more.”