Chapter XIX
Ramona was crying bitterly. She did not know what to say. What was love, in face of such calamity? What had she to give to a man stricken like this.' “Don't weep, Senorita,” said Alessandro, drearily.
Ramona
Chapter XIX
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Ramona
was
crying
bitterly.
She
did
not
know
what
to
say.
What
was
love,
in
face
of
such
calamity?
What
had
she
to
give
to
a
man
stricken
like
this.'
“Don't
weep,
Senorita,”
said
Alessandro,
drearily.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Ramona
was
crying
bitterly.
Line 2
She
did
not
know
what
to
say.
Line 3
What
was
love,
in
face
of
such
calamity?
Line 4
What
had
she
to
give
to
a
man
stricken
like
this.'
Line 5
“Don't
weep,
Senorita,”
said
Alessandro,
drearily.
Learner Dictionary
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Bitterly
adverb
US /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “Ramona was crying bitterly.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not know what to say.”
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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 What had she to give to a man stricken like this.'
Alessandro
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bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
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calamity
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crying
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From this reading Ramona was crying bitterly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not know what to say.
Don't
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drearily
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face
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give
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had she to give to a man stricken like this.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was love, in face of such calamity?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not know what to say.
like
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love
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man
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not know what to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was love, in face of such calamity?
Ramona
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said
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say
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From this reading She did not know what to say.
Senorita
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not know what to say.
stricken
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What was love, in face of such calamity?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What had she to give to a man stricken like this.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not know what to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ramona was crying bitterly.
weep
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From this reading “Don't weep, Senorita,” said Alessandro, drearily.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not know what to say.