Chapter XXIV
THE END They had a very solemn tea. Everyone was depressed and mortified. "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?" Janet said several times. "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
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Chapter XXIV
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THE
END
They
had
a
very
solemn
tea.
Everyone
was
depressed
and
mortified.
"We
couldn't
help
it,
could
we,
mother?"
Janet
said
several
times.
"Of
course
not,"
said
Mrs.
Avory.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
END
They
had
a
very
solemn
tea.
Line 2
Everyone
was
depressed
and
mortified.
Line 3
"We
couldn't
help
it,
could
we,
mother?"
Line 4
Janet
said
several
times.
Line 5
"Of
course
not,"
said
Mrs.
Avory.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.”
Everyone
pronoun
US /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading “Everyone was depressed and mortified.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"”
Several
noun
US /ˈseveral/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Janet said several times.”
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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 THE END They had a very solemn tea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
Avory
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From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
couldn't
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From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
depressed
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From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
END
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EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
Janet
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From this reading Janet said several times.
mortified
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From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
mother
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Mrs
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
said
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From this reading Janet said several times.
several
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From this reading Janet said several times.
solemn
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From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
tea
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From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
times
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From this reading Janet said several times.
very
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From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"