Chapter XII
"I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly. "I guess there is going to be a fight. You’ll get my answer in the morning. Good night." I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
A Man's World
Chapter XII
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"I’ve
sent
a
man
down
to
bail
him
out,"
he
said
abruptly.
"I
guess
there
is
going
to
be
a
fight.
You’ll
get
my
answer
in
the
morning.
Good
night."
I
found
Norman
in
a
Berserker
fury.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I’ve
sent
a
man
down
to
bail
him
out,"
he
said
abruptly.
Line 2
"I
guess
there
is
going
to
be
a
fight.
Line 3
You’ll
get
my
answer
in
the
morning.
Line 4
Good
night."
Line 5
I
found
Norman
in
a
Berserker
fury.
Learner Dictionary
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Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found Norman in a Berserker fury.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good night."”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll get my answer in the morning.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abruptly
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answer
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bail
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Berserker
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down
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fight
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fury
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get
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going
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GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good night."
guess
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
I've
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
man
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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night
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From this reading Good night."
Norman
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From this reading I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
out
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said
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sent
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
there
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From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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You'll
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From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.