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afraid
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From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
all
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From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
always
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From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
blockhead
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
boy
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From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
celebrated
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
deaf
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From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
divine
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
ear
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From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
father
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
hearing
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
How
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
infirmity
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From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
labor
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From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
lost
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From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
makes
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From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
more
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From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
mother
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
once
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
only
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From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
patience
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
pay
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From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
said
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
say
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
set
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From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
times
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
tiresome
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From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
turns
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From this reading He always turns his deaf ear to you, and makes his little infirmity pay.
twenty
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From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
Why
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From this reading 'Why,' said she, 'if I had told him only nineteen times, I should have lost all my labor.'"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * I am not sure that the boy with only one ear is not still more tiresome.
work
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From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
yesterday
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From this reading "He is afraid he did not quite hear you, when you set the work yesterday."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I remember," once said this celebrated divine, "hearing my father say to my mother: 'How could you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing twenty times over?'
