Chapter XII
"Ah, ha, ha!" Boyne broke in. "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew. Women, I suppose she'd call them." "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
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Chapter XII
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"Ah,
ha,
ha!"
Boyne
broke
in.
"Lottie
is
mad
because
he
stopped
to
speak
to
some
ladies
he
knew.
Women,
I
suppose
she'd
call
them."
"Well,
I
shouldn't
call
him
a
gentleman,
anyway,"
said
Lottie.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Ah,
ha,
ha!"
Line 2
Boyne
broke
in.
Line 3
"Lottie
is
mad
because
he
stopped
to
speak
to
some
ladies
he
knew.
Line 4
Women,
I
suppose
she'd
call
them."
Line 5
"Well,
I
shouldn't
call
him
a
gentleman,
anyway,"
said
Lottie.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Women, I suppose she'd call them."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.”
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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 "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, ha, ha!"
anyway
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
Boyne
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From this reading Boyne broke in.
broke
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From this reading Boyne broke in.
call
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From this reading Women, I suppose she'd call them."
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
ha
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From this reading "Ah, ha, ha!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Women, I suppose she'd call them."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boyne broke in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
knew
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From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
ladies
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From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
Lottie
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From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
mad
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From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
said
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
she'd
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From this reading Women, I suppose she'd call them."
shouldn't
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
some
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From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
speak
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From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Women, I suppose she'd call them."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Women, I suppose she'd call them."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lottie is mad because he stopped to speak to some ladies he knew.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't call him a gentleman, anyway," said Lottie.
Women
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From this reading Women, I suppose she'd call them."