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Vagabondia: 1884
Vagabondia: 1884

Chapter XIV

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IT was all over,--all over at last.
Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
“Has he gone?” she had asked.
“Did he go away and leave me?”
“Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.
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Vagabondia: 1884

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IT was all over,--all over at last.
Line 2
Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
Line 3
“Has he gone?” she had asked.
Line 4
“Did he go away and leave me?”
Line 5
“Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Has he gone?” she had asked.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““Has he gone?” she had asked.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IT was all over,--all over at last.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “IT was all over,--all over at last.”

All words in this reading · 35

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Aimée

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From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

all

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From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.

away

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”

bending

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.

Dolly's

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From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

eyes

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From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

go

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”

gone

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From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.

Grif

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From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.

leave

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”

mean

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From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.

much

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From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

opened

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From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

words

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.