Chapter XII
THE EMBASSY OF THE PARSON. "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently. "What's happened?" "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself. "Sit down and stop your dancing.
A Cadet's Honor: Mark Mallory's Heroism
Chapter XII
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THE
EMBASSY
OF
THE
PARSON.
"What's
happened?"
cried
Texas,
as
soon
as
he'd
managed
to
get
calm
enough
to
talk
coherently.
"What's
happened?"
"Sit
down,"
said
Mark,
laughing
in
spite
of
himself.
"Sit
down
and
stop
your
dancing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
EMBASSY
OF
THE
PARSON.
Line 2
"What's
happened?"
cried
Texas,
as
soon
as
he'd
managed
to
get
calm
enough
to
talk
coherently.
Line 3
"What's
happened?"
Line 4
"Sit
down,"
said
Mark,
laughing
in
spite
of
himself.
Line 5
"Sit
down
and
stop
your
dancing.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sit down and stop your dancing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
calm
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
coherently
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
dancing
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From this reading "Sit down and stop your dancing.
down
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From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
EMBASSY
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From this reading THE EMBASSY OF THE PARSON.
enough
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
get
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
happened
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
he'd
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
laughing
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From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
managed
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
Mark
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From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EMBASSY OF THE PARSON.
PARSON
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From this reading THE EMBASSY OF THE PARSON.
said
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From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
Sit
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From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
soon
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
spite
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From this reading "Sit down," said Mark, laughing in spite of himself.
stop
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From this reading "Sit down and stop your dancing.
talk
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
Texas
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMBASSY OF THE PARSON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
What's
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From this reading "What's happened?" cried Texas, as soon as he'd managed to get calm enough to talk coherently.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sit down and stop your dancing.