Chapter XI
“Go then.” Kate comes out to breakfast on the verandah. The table is set, heaped with fruit and white bread and sweet buns. “Good morning, Niña. How have you passed the night?
The Plumed Serpent
Chapter XI
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“Go
then.”
Kate
comes
out
to
breakfast
on
the
verandah.
The
table
is
set,
heaped
with
fruit
and
white
bread
and
sweet
buns.
“Good
morning,
Niña.
How
have
you
passed
the
night?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Go
then.”
Line 2
Kate
comes
out
to
breakfast
on
the
verandah.
Line 3
The
table
is
set,
heaped
with
fruit
and
white
bread
and
sweet
buns.
Line 4
“Good
morning,
Niña.
Line 5
How
have
you
passed
the
night?
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Niña.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How have you passed the night?”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Niña.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How have you passed the night?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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bread
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breakfast
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buns
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comes
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fruit
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Go
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GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Niña.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heaped
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How
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Kate
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From this reading Kate comes out to breakfast on the verandah.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Niña.
night
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Niña
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From this reading “Good morning, Niña.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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From this reading Kate comes out to breakfast on the verandah.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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set
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sweet
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table
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate comes out to breakfast on the verandah.
verandah
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From this reading Kate comes out to breakfast on the verandah.
white
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The table is set, heaped with fruit and white bread and sweet buns.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How have you passed the night?