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Queechy, Volume I
Queechy, Volume I

Chapter XIV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/61 · 5 lines
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"Whereunto is money good?
Who has it not wants hardihood.
Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."
LONGFELLOW.
_From the German_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Queechy, Volume I

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Whereunto is money good?
Line 2
Who has it not wants hardihood.
Line 3
Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."
Line 4
LONGFELLOW.
Line 5
_From the German_.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Whereunto is money good?”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Who has it not wants hardihood.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."”

All words in this reading · 21

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

care

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From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

despair

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From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _From the German_.

German

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From this reading _From the German_.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Whereunto is money good?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

hardihood

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From this reading Who has it not wants hardihood.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Who has it not wants hardihood.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Whereunto is money good?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Who has it not wants hardihood.

LONGFELLOW

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From this reading LONGFELLOW.

money

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From this reading "Whereunto is money good?

much

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From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Who has it not wants hardihood.

once

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From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _From the German_.

trouble

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From this reading Who has it has much trouble and care, Who once has had it has despair."

wants

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From this reading Who has it not wants hardihood.

Whereunto

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From this reading "Whereunto is money good?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who has it not wants hardihood.