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The Green Mouse

Chapter VIII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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"Yes--if you wish....
Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
"You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Green Mouse

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yes--if you wish....
Line 2
Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
Line 3
"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
Line 4
"You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
Line 5
Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."”

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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 "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

all

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From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

dabbing

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

Drusilla

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From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

engagement

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From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

Flavilla

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

get

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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."

got

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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Yes--if you wish....

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

man

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From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

Mr

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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."

much

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

observed

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."

ring

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

smiled

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From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

sponge

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.

there

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From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

There's

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"

too

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

ultramarine

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

using

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From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.

wish

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From this reading "Yes--if you wish....

Yates

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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."

Yes

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From this reading "Yes--if you wish....

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes--if you wish....

You've

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From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."