Chapter II
“And you don't feel that there's any harm in it?” I ventured to ask. “Harm in it?” she repeated. “Why, aren't the poor things glad to get the work? What would they do without it?”
Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance
Chapter II
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“And
you
don't
feel
that
there's
any
harm
in
it?”
I
ventured
to
ask.
“Harm
in
it?”
she
repeated.
“Why,
aren't
the
poor
things
glad
to
get
the
work?
What
would
they
do
without
it?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“And
you
don't
feel
that
there's
any
harm
in
it?”
Line 2
I
ventured
to
ask.
Line 3
“Harm
in
it?”
she
repeated.
Line 4
“Why,
aren't
the
poor
things
glad
to
get
the
work?
Line 5
What
would
they
do
without
it?”
/wʌt wʊd ðeɪ duː wɪˈθaʊt ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
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Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, aren't the poor things glad to get the work?”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Harm in it?” she repeated.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “What would they do without it?””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would they do without it?””
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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aren't
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ask
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From this reading I ventured to ask.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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don't
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feel
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get
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glad
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harm
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ventured to ask.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And you don't feel that there's any harm in it?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And you don't feel that there's any harm in it?”
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, aren't the poor things glad to get the work?
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harm in it?” she repeated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Harm in it?” she repeated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And you don't feel that there's any harm in it?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, aren't the poor things glad to get the work?
there's
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would they do without it?”
things
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From this reading “Why, aren't the poor things glad to get the work?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ventured to ask.
ventured
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From this reading I ventured to ask.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would they do without it?”
Why
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What would they do without it?”
work
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From this reading “Why, aren't the poor things glad to get the work?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would they do without it?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you don't feel that there's any harm in it?”