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The Third Violet
The Third Violet

Chapter XXI

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Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.
He gave a shout.
"Hello, there, Billie!
Hello!"
"Hello, Penny!" said Hawker.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Third Violet

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.
Line 2
He gave a shout.
Line 3
"Hello, there, Billie!
Line 4
Hello!"
Line 5
"Hello, Penny!" said Hawker.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.”

All words in this reading · 34

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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 Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

accompany

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

Billie

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From this reading "Hello, there, Billie!

bounce

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

breakfast

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

cakes

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

car

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

coffee

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

coming

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

den

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

gave

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From this reading He gave a shout.

gigantic

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

Hawker

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From this reading "Hello, Penny!" said Hawker.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He gave a shout.

Hello

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From this reading "Hello, there, Billie!

home

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

horse

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

man

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

Pennoyer

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

Penny

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From this reading "Hello, Penny!" said Hawker.

said

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From this reading "Hello, Penny!" said Hawker.

saw

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

shout

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From this reading He gave a shout.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

there

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From this reading "Hello, there, Billie!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

two

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.

young

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From this reading Pennoyer, coming home one morning with two gigantic cakes to accompany the coffee at the breakfast in the den, saw a young man bounce from a horse car.