Chapter I
"Oh, Pink! Mother _can't_ lift you.... I would if I could.... Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby. Couldn't you amuse him, somehow?
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Chapter I
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"Oh,
Pink!
Mother
_can't_
lift
you....
I
would
if
I
could....
Yes,
I
know
I
used
to--
"Molly,
take
the
baby.
Couldn't
you
amuse
him,
somehow?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
Pink!
Line 2
Mother
_can't_
lift
you....
Line 3
I
would
if
I
could....
/aɪ wʊd ɪf aɪ kʊd/
Line 4
Yes,
I
know
I
used
to--
"Molly,
take
the
baby.
Line 5
Couldn't
you
amuse
him,
somehow?
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I would if I could....”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would if I could....”
All words in this reading · 22
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amuse
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baby
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can't
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From this reading Mother _can't_ lift you....
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I would if I could....
Couldn't
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From this reading Couldn't you amuse him, somehow?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Couldn't you amuse him, somehow?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would if I could....
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would if I could....
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.
lift
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From this reading Mother _can't_ lift you....
Molly
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Mother
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From this reading Mother _can't_ lift you....
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Pink!
Pink
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From this reading "Oh, Pink!
somehow
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From this reading Couldn't you amuse him, somehow?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.
used
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From this reading Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would if I could....
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I know I used to-- "Molly, take the baby.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mother _can't_ lift you....