Chapter XXI
Lachrymae Hibernicae
'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
Penelope's Irish Experiences
Chapter XXI · Lachrymae Hibernicae
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'What
ails
you,
Sister
Erin,
that
your
face
Is,
like
your
mountains,
still
bedewed
with
tears?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Penelope's Irish Experiences
Chapter XXI · Lachrymae Hibernicae
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'What
ails
you,
Sister
Erin,
that
your
face
Is,
like
your
mountains,
still
bedewed
with
tears?
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Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ails
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bedewed
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Erin
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face
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Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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like
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mountains
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Sister
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stillnounUS /still/
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tears
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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