Chapter II
"Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried. "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain. "Am I not silly? But I suppose it means change. And I hate changes!"
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Chapter II
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"Why--why,
what's
the
matter?"
he
cried.
"I
don't
know,"
she
said
smiling
through
the
rain.
"Am
I
not
silly?
But
I
suppose
it
means
change.
And
I
hate
changes!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Why--why,
what's
the
matter?"
he
cried.
Line 2
"I
don't
know,"
she
said
smiling
through
the
rain.
Line 3
"Am
I
not
silly?
Line 4
But
I
suppose
it
means
change.
Line 5
And
I
hate
changes!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I suppose it means change.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.”
All words in this reading · 25
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Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I not silly?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I hate changes!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I suppose it means change.
change
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From this reading But I suppose it means change.
changes
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From this reading And I hate changes!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
hate
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From this reading And I hate changes!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I suppose it means change.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
matter
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From this reading "Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.
means
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From this reading But I suppose it means change.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Am I not silly?
rain
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From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
said
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From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
silly
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From this reading "Am I not silly?
smiling
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From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I suppose it means change.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," she said smiling through the rain.
what's
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From this reading "Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.
Why
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From this reading "Why--why, what's the matter?" he cried.