Chapter XXIX
SUNSHINE. A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife. "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you." "Home? Is she dying, do you mean?"
Diana
Chapter XXIX
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SUNSHINE.
A
few
days
later,
the
minister
came
home
one
evening
with
a
message
for
his
wife.
"Good
old
Mother
Bartlett
is
going
home,
Diana,
and
she
wants
to
see
you."
"Home?
Is
she
dying,
do
you
mean?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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SUNSHINE.
Line 2
A
few
days
later,
the
minister
came
home
one
evening
with
a
message
for
his
wife.
Line 3
"Good
old
Mother
Bartlett
is
going
home,
Diana,
and
she
wants
to
see
you."
Line 4
"Home?
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Is
she
dying,
do
you
mean?"
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.”
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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 A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
Bartlett
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came
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days
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Diana
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Is she dying, do you mean?"
dying
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evening
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few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
going
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From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
home
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
later
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From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
mean
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From this reading Is she dying, do you mean?"
message
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minister
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Mother
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old
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From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
see
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From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
SUNSHINE
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From this reading SUNSHINE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
wants
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From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."
wife
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From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few days later, the minister came home one evening with a message for his wife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good old Mother Bartlett is going home, Diana, and she wants to see you."