Chapter VI
'Now, look at me,' she said. 'Good gracious! how we have grown! I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.' And after a moment's silence she added rapidly: 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
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Chapter VI
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'Now,
look
at
me,'
she
said.
'Good
gracious!
how
we
have
grown!
I'm
turned
nineteen
now,
you
know,
and
am
getting
quite
an
old
maid.'
And
after
a
moment's
silence
she
added
rapidly:
'By
the
way,
I
must
congratulate
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Now,
look
at
me,'
she
said.
Line 2
'Good
gracious!
how
we
have
grown!
Line 3
I'm
turned
nineteen
now,
you
know,
and
am
getting
quite
an
old
maid.'
Line 4
And
after
a
moment's
silence
she
added
rapidly:
Line 5
'By
the
way,
I
must
congratulate
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Good gracious! how we have grown!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Good gracious! how we have grown!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Now, look at me,' she said.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'By the way, I must congratulate you.”
Nineteen
noun
US /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:”
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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 after a moment's silence she added rapidly:
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Now, look at me,' she said.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
congratulate
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From this reading 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
getting
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From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Good gracious! how we have grown!
gracious
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grown
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Good gracious! how we have grown!
how
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From this reading 'Good gracious! how we have grown!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
I'm
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From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Now, look at me,' she said.
maid
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From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Now, look at me,' she said.
moment's
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From this reading And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
Now
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From this reading 'Now, look at me,' she said.
old
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From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
rapidly
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From this reading And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:
said
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From this reading 'Now, look at me,' she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Now, look at me,' she said.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And after a moment's silence she added rapidly:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
turned
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From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'
way
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From this reading 'By the way, I must congratulate you.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Good gracious! how we have grown!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm turned nineteen now, you know, and am getting quite an old maid.'