Chapter XVIII
"Right as a trivet! And you?" "Oh, I'm well. But I can't stand that woman much longer!" "Poor Kitty!
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Chapter XVIII
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"Right
as
a
trivet!
And
you?"
"Oh,
I'm
well.
But
I
can't
stand
that
woman
much
longer!"
"Poor
Kitty!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Right
as
a
trivet!
Line 2
And
you?"
/ənd juː/
Line 3
"Oh,
I'm
well.
Line 4
But
I
can't
stand
that
woman
much
longer!"
Line 5
"Poor
Kitty!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor Kitty!”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right as a trivet!”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I can't stand that woman much longer!"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I'm well.”
All words in this reading · 19
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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 "Right as a trivet!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Right as a trivet!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
can't
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From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I'm well.
Kitty
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From this reading "Poor Kitty!
longer
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From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
much
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From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I'm well.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor Kitty!
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right as a trivet!
stand
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From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
trivet
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From this reading "Right as a trivet!
well
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From this reading "Oh, I'm well.
woman
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From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you?"