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Chapter XV

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“Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?
A rejected lover, too?
Where’s your spirit, man?
Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.
Are you mad, Tom?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fresh Leaves

Chapter XV

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?
Line 2
A rejected lover, too?
Line 3
Where’s your spirit, man?
Line 4
Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.
Line 5
Are you mad, Tom?

Learner Dictionary

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

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading ““Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?”

All words in this reading · 33

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A rejected lover, too?

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Are you mad, Tom?

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

care

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From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

crazy

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

face

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

fairer

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

Ford's

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

girl

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From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

lover

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From this reading A rejected lover, too?

mad

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From this reading Are you mad, Tom?

man

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From this reading Where’s your spirit, man?

many

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

Mary

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

more

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

possible

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From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

Pshaw

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

rejected

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From this reading A rejected lover, too?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

spirit

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From this reading Where’s your spirit, man?

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

there's

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From this reading Pshaw--there’s many a fairer face than Mary Ford’s; besides, she is more than half crazy.

Tom

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From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

too

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From this reading A rejected lover, too?

Where's

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From this reading Where’s your spirit, man?

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Is it possible you care for that girl yet, Tom?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Where’s your spirit, man?