Chapter XIII
"We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal. We aren't going to make any sudden noises. If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands. It wouldn't be hard to do. Nod your head if you're going to be quiet."
A Bullet for Cinderella
Chapter XIII
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"We
aren't
going
to
talk
over
a
whisper,
Tal.
We
aren't
going
to
make
any
sudden
noises.
If
we
make
any
sudden
noises
I'm
going
to
snap
your
neck
with
my
hands.
It
wouldn't
be
hard
to
do.
Nod
your
head
if
you're
going
to
be
quiet."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"We
aren't
going
to
talk
over
a
whisper,
Tal.
Line 2
We
aren't
going
to
make
any
sudden
noises.
Line 3
If
we
make
any
sudden
noises
I'm
going
to
snap
your
neck
with
my
hands.
Line 4
It
wouldn't
be
hard
to
do.
Line 5
Nod
your
head
if
you're
going
to
be
quiet."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We aren't going to make any sudden noises.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We aren't going to make any sudden noises.”
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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 "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
any
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From this reading We aren't going to make any sudden noises.
aren't
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From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It wouldn't be hard to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It wouldn't be hard to do.
going
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From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
hard
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From this reading It wouldn't be hard to do.
head
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From this reading Nod your head if you're going to be quiet."
I'm
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From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wouldn't be hard to do.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We aren't going to make any sudden noises.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
neck
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From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
Nod
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From this reading Nod your head if you're going to be quiet."
noises
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From this reading We aren't going to make any sudden noises.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
quiet
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From this reading Nod your head if you're going to be quiet."
snap
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From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We aren't going to make any sudden noises.
Tal
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From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
talk
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From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
whisper
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From this reading "We aren't going to talk over a whisper, Tal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.
wouldn't
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From this reading It wouldn't be hard to do.
you're
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From this reading Nod your head if you're going to be quiet."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If we make any sudden noises I'm going to snap your neck with my hands.