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Chapter VII

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The sergeant interrupted sharply.
"Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
"Keep down in the trench.
You're wounded, aren't you?
Well, you'll get back presently."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The sergeant interrupted sharply.
Line 2
"Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
Line 3
"Keep down in the trench.
Line 4
You're wounded, aren't you?
Line 5
Well, you'll get back presently."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The sergeant interrupted sharply.”

Sharply noun US /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The sergeant interrupted sharply.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, you'll get back presently."”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You're wounded, aren't you?”

All words in this reading · 23

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aren't

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From this reading You're wounded, aren't you?

back

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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."

Bunthrop

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From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

down

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From this reading "Keep down in the trench.

get

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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Keep down in the trench.

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.

Keep

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From this reading "Keep down in the trench.

presently

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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."

sergeant

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From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.

sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

shut

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From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.

trench

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From this reading "Keep down in the trench.

up

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From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

Well

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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."

wounded

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From this reading You're wounded, aren't you?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.

you'll

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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."

You're

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From this reading You're wounded, aren't you?