Chapter IV
Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this. Pine Point Landing, June 10th. CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing? All wytie? It's just glorious up here.
An American tragedy, v. 2
Chapter IV
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Two
letters,
which
arrived
at
this
time
and
simultaneously,
but
accentuated
the
difficulty
of
all
this.
Pine
Point
Landing,
June
10th.
CLYDE
MYDIE:
How
is
my
pheet
phing?
All
wytie?
It's
just
glorious
up
here.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Two
letters,
which
arrived
at
this
time
and
simultaneously,
but
accentuated
the
difficulty
of
all
this.
Line 2
Pine
Point
Landing,
June
10th.
Line 3
CLYDE
MYDIE:
How
is
my
pheet
phing?
Line 4
All
wytie?
Line 5
It's
just
glorious
up
here.
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's just glorious up here.”
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Pine Point Landing, June 10th.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.”
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10th
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From this reading Pine Point Landing, June 10th.
accentuated
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
arrived
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
CLYDE
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From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
difficulty
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glorious
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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How
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From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
It's
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From this reading It's just glorious up here.
June
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From this reading Pine Point Landing, June 10th.
just
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From this reading It's just glorious up here.
Landing
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From this reading Pine Point Landing, June 10th.
letters
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
MYDIE
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From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
pheet
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From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
phing
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From this reading CLYDE MYDIE: How is my pheet phing?
Pine
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From this reading Pine Point Landing, June 10th.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Pine Point Landing, June 10th.
simultaneously
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From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
Two
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From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
up
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From this reading It's just glorious up here.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two letters, which arrived at this time and simultaneously, but accentuated the difficulty of all this.
wytie
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From this reading All wytie?