Chapter III
"Oh! Mrs. Gerhardt, 'ave you 'eard? They've sunk the _Loositania_! Has I said to Will: Isn't it horful?" Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
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Chapter III
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"Oh!
Mrs.
Gerhardt,
'ave
you
'eard?
They've
sunk
the
_Loositania_!
Has
I
said
to
Will:
Isn't
it
horful?"
Mrs.
Gerhardt,
with
her
round
arms
dripping
soap-suds,
answered:
"What
a
dreadful
thing!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh!
Line 2
Mrs.
Gerhardt,
'ave
you
'eard?
Line 3
They've
sunk
the
_Loositania_!
Line 4
Has
I
said
to
Will:
Isn't
it
horful?"
Line 5
Mrs.
Gerhardt,
with
her
round
arms
dripping
soap-suds,
answered:
"What
a
dreadful
thing!
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!”
Dreadful
adjective
US /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has I said to Will: Isn't it horful?"”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!”
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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 Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
arms
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ave
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dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
dripping
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eard
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Gerhardt
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Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has I said to Will: Isn't it horful?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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horful
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From this reading Has I said to Will: Isn't it horful?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Isn't
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Loositania
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Mrs
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Oh
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round
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said
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soap-suds
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sunk
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From this reading They've sunk the _Loositania_!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They've sunk the _Loositania_!
They've
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From this reading They've sunk the _Loositania_!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has I said to Will: Isn't it horful?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Has I said to Will: Isn't it horful?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Gerhardt, with her round arms dripping soap-suds, answered: "What a dreadful thing!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Gerhardt, 'ave you 'eard?