Chapter XXXVII
QUEEN ANNE. I. Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England. An ordinary woman was Queen Anne. She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
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Chapter XXXVII
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QUEEN
ANNE.
I.
Above
this
couple
there
was
Anne,
Queen
of
England.
An
ordinary
woman
was
Queen
Anne.
She
was
gay,
kindly,
august--to
a
certain
extent.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
QUEEN
ANNE.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
Above
this
couple
there
was
Anne,
Queen
of
England.
Line 4
An
ordinary
woman
was
Queen
Anne.
Line 5
She
was
gay,
kindly,
august--to
a
certain
extent.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.”
Couple
noun
US /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading “Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.”
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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 She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ordinary woman was Queen Anne.
ANNE
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From this reading QUEEN ANNE.
august
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From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
certain
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From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
England
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From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
extent
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From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
gay
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From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
kindly
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From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
ordinary
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From this reading An ordinary woman was Queen Anne.
QUEEN
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From this reading QUEEN ANNE.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
there
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From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was gay, kindly, august--to a certain extent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Above this couple there was Anne, Queen of England.
woman
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From this reading An ordinary woman was Queen Anne.