Chapter XII
“She is in Wales with her people. But the household is well trained. I can manage.” “Go in a closed car from door to door. Wrap up like a mummy.
The Secret Places of the Heart
Chapter XII
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“She
is
in
Wales
with
her
people.
But
the
household
is
well
trained.
I
can
manage.”
“Go
in
a
closed
car
from
door
to
door.
Wrap
up
like
a
mummy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“She
is
in
Wales
with
her
people.
Line 2
But
the
household
is
well
trained.
Line 3
I
can
manage.”
Line 4
“Go
in
a
closed
car
from
door
to
door.
Line 5
Wrap
up
like
a
mummy.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the household is well trained.”
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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 “Go in a closed car from door to door.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the household is well trained.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can manage.”
car
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From this reading “Go in a closed car from door to door.
closed
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From this reading “Go in a closed car from door to door.
door
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From this reading “Go in a closed car from door to door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Go in a closed car from door to door.
Go
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From this reading “Go in a closed car from door to door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
household
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From this reading But the household is well trained.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can manage.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
like
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From this reading Wrap up like a mummy.
manage
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From this reading I can manage.”
mummy
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From this reading Wrap up like a mummy.
people
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From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the household is well trained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go in a closed car from door to door.
trained
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From this reading But the household is well trained.
up
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From this reading Wrap up like a mummy.
Wales
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From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
well
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From this reading But the household is well trained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She is in Wales with her people.
Wrap
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From this reading Wrap up like a mummy.