Chapter XXI
HOW TO SET IT RIGHT. “What is the matter, mother?” Elsie said, drawing close to her mother’s side. The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale. He had scarcely spoken all through the meal.
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Chapter XXI
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HOW
TO
SET
IT
RIGHT.
“What
is
the
matter,
mother?”
Elsie
said,
drawing
close
to
her
mother’s
side.
The
minister
had
come
to
dinner,
looking
ill
and
pale.
He
had
scarcely
spoken
all
through
the
meal.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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HOW
TO
SET
IT
RIGHT.
Line 2
“What
is
the
matter,
mother?”
Line 3
Elsie
said,
drawing
close
to
her
mother’s
side.
Line 4
The
minister
had
come
to
dinner,
looking
ill
and
pale.
Line 5
He
had
scarcely
spoken
all
through
the
meal.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale.”
RIGHT
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW TO SET IT RIGHT.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had scarcely spoken all through the meal.”
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From this reading He had scarcely spoken all through the meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale.
close
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From this reading Elsie said, drawing close to her mother’s side.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale.
dinner
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drawing
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Elsie
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From this reading Elsie said, drawing close to her mother’s side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had scarcely spoken all through the meal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsie said, drawing close to her mother’s side.
HOW
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ill
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From this reading The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter, mother?”
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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looking
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matter
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meal
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minister
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mother
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mother's
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From this reading Elsie said, drawing close to her mother’s side.
pale
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From this reading The minister had come to dinner, looking ill and pale.
RIGHTnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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said
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scarcely
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SET
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side
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spoken
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is the matter, mother?”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had scarcely spoken all through the meal.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO SET IT RIGHT.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter, mother?”