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Alas! A Novel
Alas! A Novel

Chapter XV

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"Ihr Blumen alle, Heraus!
Heraus!"
It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.
If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.
It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."
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Alas! A Novel

Chapter XV

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Ihr Blumen alle, Heraus!
Line 2
Heraus!"
Line 3
It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.
Line 4
If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.
Line 5
It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."”

All words in this reading · 45

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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 It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

addressed

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From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

alacrity

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

alle

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From this reading "Ihr Blumen alle, Heraus!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

Blumen

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From this reading "Ihr Blumen alle, Heraus!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

comes

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

command

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

comply

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

flowers

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From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

German

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From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

glad

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

Heraus

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From this reading "Ihr Blumen alle, Heraus!

hest

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From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

how

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

Ihr

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From this reading "Ihr Blumen alle, Heraus!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

Italian

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

later

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

more

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

much

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

now

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

obey

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

ones

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From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

say

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

slowly

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

spring

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

up

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was to German flowers that the above hest was addressed.

way

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

week

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From this reading It is a week later, and now no one can say that "the spring comes slowly up this way."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If they obey it, with how much more alacrity do the Italian ones comply with its glad command.