Chapter VII
JONAS. What matter the feet, Martha Porritt, if the heart be warm with loving-kindness and seasonable emotions? MARTHA. Well, nothing of me will be warm soon. JENNIFER.
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Chapter VII
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JONAS.
What
matter
the
feet,
Martha
Porritt,
if
the
heart
be
warm
with
loving-kindness
and
seasonable
emotions?
MARTHA.
Well,
nothing
of
me
will
be
warm
soon.
JENNIFER.
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JONAS.
Line 2
What
matter
the
feet,
Martha
Porritt,
if
the
heart
be
warm
with
loving-kindness
and
seasonable
emotions?
Line 3
MARTHA.
Line 4
Well,
nothing
of
me
will
be
warm
soon.
Line 5
JENNIFER.
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Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well, nothing of me will be warm soon.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, nothing of me will be warm soon.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, nothing of me will be warm soon.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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emotions
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feet
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heart
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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JENNIFER
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JONAS
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loving-kindness
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Martha
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matter
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, nothing of me will be warm soon.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Porritt
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seasonable
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soon
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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warm
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Well
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What matter the feet, Martha Porritt, if the heart be warm with loving-kindness and seasonable emotions?