Chapter I
BRIGHTLY. Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide? ZINA. When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY. In love, hey?
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BRIGHTLY.
Who
feeds
your
hungry
maw
and
rags
your
lousy
hide?
ZINA.
When
my
heart
is
almost
breaking,
and
I
beg
for
God
to
let
me
die,
the
kind
words
he
speaks
make
me
hope
again
so
much—
BRIGHTLY.
In
love,
hey?
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BRIGHTLY.
Line 2
Who
feeds
your
hungry
maw
and
rags
your
lousy
hide?
Line 3
ZINA.
Line 4
When
my
heart
is
almost
breaking,
and
I
beg
for
God
to
let
me
die,
the
kind
words
he
speaks
make
me
hope
again
so
much—
BRIGHTLY.
Line 5
In
love,
hey?
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
almost
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
beg
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
breaking
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BRIGHTLY
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die
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feeds
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
God
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
heart
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
hey
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From this reading In love, hey?
hide
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From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
hope
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
hungry
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From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In love, hey?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
kind
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
lousy
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From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
love
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From this reading In love, hey?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
maw
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From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
much
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
rags
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From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
speaks
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
words
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From this reading When my heart is almost breaking, and I beg for God to let me die, the kind words he speaks make me hope again so much— BRIGHTLY.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who feeds your hungry maw and rags your lousy hide?
ZINA
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From this reading ZINA.