Chapter XIII
"What, and miss seeing the country?" I cried. "Seeing the country! Lor', what a baby you are, Mars Grant! What is there to see in that?"
Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden
Chapter XIII
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"What,
and
miss
seeing
the
country?"
I
cried.
"Seeing
the
country!
Lor',
what
a
baby
you
are,
Mars
Grant!
What
is
there
to
see
in
that?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What,
and
miss
seeing
the
country?"
Line 2
I
cried.
/aɪ cried/
Line 3
"Seeing
the
country!
Line 4
Lor',
what
a
baby
you
are,
Mars
Grant!
Line 5
What
is
there
to
see
in
that?"
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried.”
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What, and miss seeing the country?"”
All words in this reading · 21
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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 Lor', what a baby you are, Mars Grant!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What, and miss seeing the country?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lor', what a baby you are, Mars Grant!
baby
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From this reading Lor', what a baby you are, Mars Grant!
country
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From this reading "What, and miss seeing the country?"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried.
Grant
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What is there to see in that?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is there to see in that?"
Lor
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Mars
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miss
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see
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From this reading What is there to see in that?"
seeing
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From this reading "What, and miss seeing the country?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is there to see in that?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What, and miss seeing the country?"
there
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From this reading What is there to see in that?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is there to see in that?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, and miss seeing the country?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lor', what a baby you are, Mars Grant!