Chapter IV
MESSENGER. Though somewhat narrow-minded. HORACE. She can’t help that, poor thing. Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
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Chapter IV
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MESSENGER.
Though
somewhat
narrow-minded.
HORACE.
She
can’t
help
that,
poor
thing.
Aunt
Martha
would
never
sit
still
and
see
Minnie
sacrificed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MESSENGER.
Line 2
Though
somewhat
narrow-minded.
Line 3
HORACE.
Line 4
She
can’t
help
that,
poor
thing.
Line 5
Aunt
Martha
would
never
sit
still
and
see
Minnie
sacrificed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She can’t help that, poor thing.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She can’t help that, poor thing.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She can’t help that, poor thing.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though somewhat narrow-minded.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
can't
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From this reading She can’t help that, poor thing.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She can’t help that, poor thing.
HORACE
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From this reading HORACE.
Martha
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From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
MESSENGER
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From this reading MESSENGER.
Minnie
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narrow-minded
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From this reading Though somewhat narrow-minded.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She can’t help that, poor thing.
sacrificed
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From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
see
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From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She can’t help that, poor thing.
sit
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From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
somewhat
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From this reading Though somewhat narrow-minded.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She can’t help that, poor thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She can’t help that, poor thing.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though somewhat narrow-minded.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Aunt Martha would never sit still and see Minnie sacrificed.