Chapter II
"Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward. "Mrs Mendham. You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again. One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway. The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
The Wonderful Visit
Chapter II
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"Mrs
Mendham,"
said
the
Vicar,
stepping
forward.
"Mrs
Mendham.
You
don't
understand----"
"_Oh!_"
they
all
said
again.
One,
two,
three,
four
skirts
vanished
in
the
doorway.
The
Vicar
staggered
half
way
across
the
lawn
and
stopped,
aghast.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Mrs
Mendham,"
said
the
Vicar,
stepping
forward.
Line 2
"Mrs
Mendham.
Line 3
You
don't
understand----"
"_Oh!_"
they
all
said
again.
Line 4
One,
two,
three,
four
skirts
vanished
in
the
doorway.
Line 5
The
Vicar
staggered
half
way
across
the
lawn
and
stopped,
aghast.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.”
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
aghast
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From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
all
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From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
don't
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From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
doorway
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From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
four
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From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
lawn
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From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
Mendham
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From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
Mrs
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From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
Oh
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From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
said
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From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
skirts
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From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
staggered
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From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
stepping
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From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
three
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From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
two
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From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
vanished
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From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
Vicar
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From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
way
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From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.