Chapter VII
‘Wot’s the good of argifying? Put a bullet into the swine! ‘E’s keepin’ us awake!’ said another voice. A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir. I can’t see ‘im.
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‘Wot’s
the
good
of
argifying?
Put
a
bullet
into
the
swine!
‘E’s
keepin’
us
awake!’
said
another
voice.
A
subaltern
shouted
angrily,
and
a
dripping
sentry
whined
from
the
darkness--
‘’Tain’t
no
good,
sir.
I
can’t
see
‘im.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Wot’s
the
good
of
argifying?
Line 2
Put
a
bullet
into
the
swine!
Line 3
‘E’s
keepin’
us
awake!’
said
another
voice.
Line 4
A
subaltern
shouted
angrily,
and
a
dripping
sentry
whined
from
the
darkness--
‘’Tain’t
no
good,
sir.
Line 5
I
can’t
see
‘im.
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘E’s keepin’ us awake!’ said another voice.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Wot’s the good of argifying?”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.”
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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 Put a bullet into the swine!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
angrily
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘E’s keepin’ us awake!’ said another voice.
argifying
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awake
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bullet
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can't
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From this reading I can’t see ‘im.
darkness
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
dripping
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E's
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Wot’s the good of argifying?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t see ‘im.
im
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From this reading I can’t see ‘im.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Put a bullet into the swine!
keepin
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Put
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said
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see
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From this reading I can’t see ‘im.
sentry
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
sir
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
subaltern
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
swine
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From this reading Put a bullet into the swine!
Tain't
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Wot’s the good of argifying?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘E’s keepin’ us awake!’ said another voice.
voice
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whined
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From this reading A subaltern shouted angrily, and a dripping sentry whined from the darkness-- ‘’Tain’t no good, sir.
Wot's
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