Chapter VII
A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end. This was defeat and she accepted it as such. Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house. "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!" Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
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Chapter VII
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A
LITTLE
MOTHER
HEN
For
Rosie
this
was
the
end.
This
was
defeat
and
she
accepted
it
as
such.
Slowly
and
tearfully
she
dragged
herself
into
the
house.
"Ma,
Ma,
after
all
I've
done,
there
he's
gone!"
Mrs.
O'Brien
looked
up
in
concern.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LITTLE
MOTHER
HEN
For
Rosie
this
was
the
end.
Line 2
This
was
defeat
and
she
accepted
it
as
such.
Line 3
Slowly
and
tearfully
she
dragged
herself
into
the
house.
Line 4
"Ma,
Ma,
after
all
I've
done,
there
he's
gone!"
Line 5
Mrs.
O'Brien
looked
up
in
concern.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.”
LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
accepted
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From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
all
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From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
concern
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
defeat
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From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
dragged
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From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
end
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From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
gone
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From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
he's
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From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
HEN
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From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
house
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From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
I've
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From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
Ma
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From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
MOTHER
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
O'Brien
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
Rosie
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was defeat and she accepted it as such.
tearfully
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From this reading Slowly and tearfully she dragged herself into the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
there
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From this reading "Ma, Ma, after all I've done, there he's gone!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.
up
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From this reading Mrs. O'Brien looked up in concern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LITTLE MOTHER HEN For Rosie this was the end.