Chapter XI
The Two Uncles "Ha! ha! ha! Ha! ha! ha!" laughed Sir Roger, lustily, as Dr Thorne entered the room. "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is. Ha! ha! ha! But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"
Doctor Thorne
Chapter XI
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The
Two
Uncles
"Ha!
ha!
ha!
Ha!
ha!
ha!"
laughed
Sir
Roger,
lustily,
as
Dr
Thorne
entered
the
room.
"Well,
if
that
ain't
rich,
I
don't
know
what
is.
Ha!
ha!
ha!
But
why
did
they
not
put
him
under
the
pump,
doctor?"
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Line 1
The
Two
Uncles
"Ha!
ha!
ha!
Line 2
Ha!
ha!
ha!"
laughed
Sir
Roger,
lustily,
as
Dr
Thorne
entered
the
room.
Line 3
"Well,
if
that
ain't
rich,
I
don't
know
what
is.
Line 4
Ha!
ha!
ha!
Line 5
But
why
did
they
not
put
him
under
the
pump,
doctor?"
Learner Dictionary
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Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.”
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ain't
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From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ha! ha! ha!" laughed Sir Roger, lustily, as Dr Thorne entered the room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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don't
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Dr
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entered
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Ha
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
laughed
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From this reading Ha! ha! ha!" laughed Sir Roger, lustily, as Dr Thorne entered the room.
lustily
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From this reading Ha! ha! ha!" laughed Sir Roger, lustily, as Dr Thorne entered the room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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pump
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put
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rich
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Roger
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room
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Sir
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Two Uncles "Ha! ha! ha!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"
Thorne
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Two
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Uncles
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But why did they not put him under the pump, doctor?"
Well
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From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, if that ain't rich, I don't know what is.
why
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