Chapter VI
Surely, he would. CHAPTER TWELVE. At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast. He was failing rapidly. Neighbors helped him.
Dorian
Chapter VI
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Surely,
he
would.
CHAPTER
TWELVE.
At
the
coming
of
winter,
Uncle
Zed
was
bedfast.
He
was
failing
rapidly.
Neighbors
helped
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Surely,
he
would.
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CHAPTER
TWELVE.
Line 3
At
the
coming
of
winter,
Uncle
Zed
was
bedfast.
Line 4
He
was
failing
rapidly.
Line 5
Neighbors
helped
him.
Learner Dictionary
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Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Surely, he would.”
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast.
bedfast
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From this reading At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast.
CHAPTER
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coming
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failing
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From this reading He was failing rapidly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely, he would.
helped
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From this reading Neighbors helped him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neighbors helped him.
Neighbors
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From this reading Neighbors helped him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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rapidly
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From this reading He was failing rapidly.
Surely
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From this reading Surely, he would.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast.
TWELVE
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From this reading CHAPTER TWELVE.
Uncle
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast.
winter
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From this reading At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Surely, he would.
Zed
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From this reading At the coming of winter, Uncle Zed was bedfast.