Chapter XV
GAUNT. And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid. ARETHUSA. God bless her, yes, and me! But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
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GAUNT.
And
you,
Arethusa:
I
was
to
bring
her
little
maid.
ARETHUSA.
God
bless
her,
yes,
and
me!
But,
father,
can
you
not
see
that
she
was
blessed
among
women?
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Line 1
GAUNT.
Line 2
And
you,
Arethusa:
I
was
to
bring
her
little
maid.
Line 3
ARETHUSA.
Line 4
God
bless
her,
yes,
and
me!
Line 5
But,
father,
can
you
not
see
that
she
was
blessed
among
women?
Learner Dictionary
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Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.”
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.
Arethusa
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bless
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blessed
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bring
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
father
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GAUNT
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God
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.
maid
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God bless her, yes, and me!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
see
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From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.
women
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From this reading But, father, can you not see that she was blessed among women?
yes
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From this reading God bless her, yes, and me!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, Arethusa: I was to bring her little maid.