Chapter II
"You poor thing!" she said. "Just fight it out. We're all with you." "I'm so helpless, Jane." I put all the despair I could into my voice.
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Chapter II
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"You
poor
thing!"
she
said.
"Just
fight
it
out.
We're
all
with
you."
"I'm
so
helpless,
Jane."
I
put
all
the
despair
I
could
into
my
voice.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"You
poor
thing!"
she
said.
Line 2
"Just
fight
it
out.
Line 3
We're
all
with
you."
Line 4
"I'm
so
helpless,
Jane."
Line 5
I
put
all
the
despair
I
could
into
my
voice.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I put all the despair I could into my voice.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You poor thing!" she said.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You poor thing!" she said.”
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all
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From this reading We're all with you."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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despair
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fight
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helpless
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From this reading "I'm so helpless, Jane."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put all the despair I could into my voice.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm so helpless, Jane."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I put all the despair I could into my voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Just fight it out.
Jane
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From this reading "I'm so helpless, Jane."
Just
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From this reading "Just fight it out.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I put all the despair I could into my voice.
out
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From this reading "Just fight it out.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You poor thing!" she said.
put
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said
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From this reading "You poor thing!" she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You poor thing!" she said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so helpless, Jane."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I put all the despair I could into my voice.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You poor thing!" she said.
voice
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From this reading I put all the despair I could into my voice.
We're
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From this reading We're all with you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We're all with you."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You poor thing!" she said.