Chapter XII
"Honey, are you there?" Calista sprang to the window and put her head out. "Oh, Chloe, is it you? I thought every one had left me." "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
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Chapter XII
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"Honey,
are
you
there?"
Calista
sprang
to
the
window
and
put
her
head
out.
"Oh,
Chloe,
is
it
you?
I
thought
every
one
had
left
me."
"Didn't
I
tell
you
so?"
said
Chloe,
addressing
nobody
in
particular.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Honey,
are
you
there?"
Line 2
Calista
sprang
to
the
window
and
put
her
head
out.
Line 3
"Oh,
Chloe,
is
it
you?
Line 4
I
thought
every
one
had
left
me."
/aɪ thought ˈevəri wʌn hæd left miː/
Line 5
"Didn't
I
tell
you
so?"
said
Chloe,
addressing
nobody
in
particular.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I thought every one had left me."”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought every one had left me."”
Nobody
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I thought every one had left me."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought every one had left me."”
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addressing
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
Calista
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From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
Chloe
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From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
head
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From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
Honey
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From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
out
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From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
particular
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
put
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From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
said
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
sprang
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From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
there
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From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
window
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From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Honey, are you there?"