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What Can She Do?
What Can She Do?

Chapter XXIX

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ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.
All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.
We firmly say, No!
If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.
The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.
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What Can She Do?

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.
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All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.
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We firmly say, No!
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If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.
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The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.”

Plainly noun US /ˈplainly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.”

All words in this reading · 41

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All

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From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

become

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From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

class

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From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

Divine

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From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

firmly

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From this reading We firmly say, No!

grave

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From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.

New

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From this reading If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading We firmly say, No!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

perhaps

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From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

reference

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From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

say

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From this reading We firmly say, No!

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

sin

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From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

sinner

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From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.

some

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From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

spoke

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From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

suppressed

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From this reading All reference to her and her class should be suppressed.

swallow

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From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

Teacher

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From this reading The Divine Teacher spoke plainly both of the sin and the sinner.

Testament

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From this reading If so, the New Testament must be suppressed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We firmly say, No!

ZELL

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From this reading ZELL "And the silence of the grave ought to swallow such as poor Zell had become," is, perhaps, the thought of some.