Chapter X
He was amazed at her strength. He was amazed also at the vehemence of her emotion. She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh. “Have ye no more sense than a woman? Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!”
King Coal
Chapter X
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He
was
amazed
at
her
strength.
He
was
amazed
also
at
the
vehemence
of
her
emotion.
She
was
calling
him
a
crazy
fool,
and
names
even
more
harsh.
“Have
ye
no
more
sense
than
a
woman?
Running
into
the
mouth
of
a
revolver
like
that!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
He
was
amazed
at
her
strength.
Line 2
He
was
amazed
also
at
the
vehemence
of
her
emotion.
Line 3
She
was
calling
him
a
crazy
fool,
and
names
even
more
harsh.
Line 4
“Have
ye
no
more
sense
than
a
woman?
Line 5
Running
into
the
mouth
of
a
revolver
like
that!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.”
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have ye no more sense than a woman?”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!””
Strength
noun
US /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was amazed at her strength.”
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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 She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
also
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From this reading He was amazed also at the vehemence of her emotion.
amazed
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From this reading He was amazed at her strength.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was amazed at her strength.
calling
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From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
crazy
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From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
emotion
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From this reading He was amazed also at the vehemence of her emotion.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
harsh
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From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have ye no more sense than a woman?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was amazed at her strength.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was amazed at her strength.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!”
like
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more
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From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
mouth
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From this reading Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!”
names
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From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Have ye no more sense than a woman?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was amazed also at the vehemence of her emotion.
revolver
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From this reading Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!”
RunningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!”
sense
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From this reading “Have ye no more sense than a woman?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was calling him a crazy fool, and names even more harsh.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was amazed at her strength.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Have ye no more sense than a woman?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Running into the mouth of a revolver like that!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was amazed also at the vehemence of her emotion.
vehemence
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From this reading He was amazed also at the vehemence of her emotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was amazed at her strength.
woman
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From this reading “Have ye no more sense than a woman?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Have ye no more sense than a woman?