Chapter III
Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers. She did not look at her aunt. "Well," asked the latter inquisitively. She loved discussing her own ailments. "Well, there is nothing new.
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter III
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Agatha
came
back
to
the
drawing-room,
and
went
straight
to
her
flowers.
She
did
not
look
at
her
aunt.
"Well,"
asked
the
latter
inquisitively.
She
loved
discussing
her
own
ailments.
"Well,
there
is
nothing
new.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Agatha
came
back
to
the
drawing-room,
and
went
straight
to
her
flowers.
Line 2
She
did
not
look
at
her
aunt.
Line 3
"Well,"
asked
the
latter
inquisitively.
Line 4
She
loved
discussing
her
own
ailments.
Line 5
"Well,
there
is
nothing
new.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked the latter inquisitively.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not look at her aunt.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Well, there is nothing new.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked the latter inquisitively.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.”
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Agatha
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ailments
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From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," asked the latter inquisitively.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
aunt
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back
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came
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From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
discussing
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drawing-room
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flowers
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
inquisitively
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From this reading "Well," asked the latter inquisitively.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
latter
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
loved
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From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
new
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From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
own
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From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
straight
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From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
there
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From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
Well
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From this reading "Well," asked the latter inquisitively.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.