Chapter XXVIII
"Hello, Jim! How are ye, so early in the morning?" "Blessed near used up." "That so? What's the matter?"
Main-Travelled Roads
Chapter XXVIII
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"Hello,
Jim!
How
are
ye,
so
early
in
the
morning?"
"Blessed
near
used
up."
"That
so?
What's
the
matter?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Hello,
Jim!
Line 2
How
are
ye,
so
early
in
the
morning?"
Line 3
"Blessed
near
used
up."
Line 4
"That
so?
/ðæt soʊ/
Line 5
What's
the
matter?"
Learner Dictionary
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How are ye, so early in the morning?"”
All words in this reading · 17
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are ye, so early in the morning?"
Blessed
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From this reading "Blessed near used up."
early
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Hello
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How
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Jim
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matter
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How are ye, so early in the morning?"
near
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From this reading "Blessed near used up."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How are ye, so early in the morning?"
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That so?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How are ye, so early in the morning?"
up
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From this reading "Blessed near used up."
used
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From this reading "Blessed near used up."
What's
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yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading How are ye, so early in the morning?"