Chapter I
UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES. TOMMY TATTER. "Oh! Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?" "Oh!
Tommy Tatters: Uncle Toby's Series
Chapter I
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UNCLE
TOBY'S
SERIES.
TOMMY
TATTER.
"Oh!
Tommy
Tatter,
Tommy
Tatter,
Tell
me
now
what
is
the
matter;
Tell
me,
Tommy,
do,
I
pray,
What
makes
you
look
so
sad
to-day?"
"Oh!
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UNCLE
TOBY'S
SERIES.
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TOMMY
TATTER.
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"Oh!
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Tommy
Tatter,
Tommy
Tatter,
Tell
me
now
what
is
the
matter;
Tell
me,
Tommy,
do,
I
pray,
What
makes
you
look
so
sad
to-day?"
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"Oh!
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"”
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
makes
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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
matter
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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
now
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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!
pray
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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
sad
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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
SERIES
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From this reading UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
TATTER
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From this reading TOMMY TATTER.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
to-day
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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
TOBY'S
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From this reading UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.
TOMMY
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From this reading TOMMY TATTER.
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"