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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
angrily
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From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
babbling
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From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
Beppo
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From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
call
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From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
Cecca
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From this reading 'The what, Signora Cecca?
clapped
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From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
don't
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From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
FoolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
hand
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From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
lips
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From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
medicine
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From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
Oh
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From this reading Oh, the medicine?
said
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From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Fool,' she said, 'what are you babbling about?
Signora
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From this reading 'The what, Signora Cecca?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I don't call it medicine: I call it --------' Cecca clapped her hand angrily upon his lips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'The what, Signora Cecca?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Have you brought me the medicine, Beppo?'