Chapter VIII
The Three Musketeers
“Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.” Maurie stepped back. “What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned. “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan. There was no mistaking it.
A Sagebrush Cinderella
Chapter VIII · The Three Musketeers
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“Gordon,”
he
said,
“you
need
a
lesson
yourself.”
Maurie
stepped
back.
“What’s
eatin’
you?”
he
frowned.
“You
hit
him
when
he
couldn’t
hardly
raise
a
hand,”
snapped
Carrigan.
There
was
no
mistaking
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
A Sagebrush Cinderella
Chapter VIII · The Three Musketeers
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Gordon,”
he
said,
“you
need
a
lesson
yourself.”
Line 2
Maurie
stepped
back.
Line 3
“What’s
eatin’
you?”
he
frowned.
Line 4
“You
hit
him
when
he
couldn’t
hardly
raise
a
hand,”
snapped
Carrigan.
Line 5
There
was
no
mistaking
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.””
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.””
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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 “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
back
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From this reading Maurie stepped back.
Carrigan
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couldn't
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eatin
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frowned
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Gordon
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hand
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hardly
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
hit
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From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
lesson
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Maurie
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From this reading Maurie stepped back.
mistaking
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
raise
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said
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snapped
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stepped
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From this reading Maurie stepped back.
There
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
What's
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From this reading “What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”