Chapter XX
“But what do you call them now?” Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm. “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight! Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?” Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
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Chapter XX
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“But
what
do
you
call
them
now?”
Vaughan
retorted,
with
angry
sarcasm.
“They
are
destroying
a
public
building
in
broad
daylight!
Aren’t
they
sufficiently
out
of
hand?”
Flixton
shrugged
his
shoulders,
but
did
not
answer.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“But
what
do
you
call
them
now?”
Line 2
Vaughan
retorted,
with
angry
sarcasm.
Line 3
“They
are
destroying
a
public
building
in
broad
daylight!
Line 4
Aren’t
they
sufficiently
out
of
hand?”
Line 5
Flixton
shrugged
his
shoulders,
but
did
not
answer.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?””
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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 “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
angry
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From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
answer
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From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Aren't
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broad
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building
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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call
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daylight
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destroying
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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Flixton
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From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
hand
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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public
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retorted
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From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
sarcasm
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From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
shoulders
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From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
shrugged
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sufficiently
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
Vaughan
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From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”