Chapter XXIII
A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS. "Are you ready in there? S-sh!" "Yes, I'll be out in a moment." "Two o'clock and all's we-ell!"
On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration
Chapter XXIII
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A
FIGHT,
AND
OTHER
THINGS.
"Are
you
ready
in
there?
S-sh!"
"Yes,
I'll
be
out
in
a
moment."
"Two
o'clock
and
all's
we-ell!"
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A
FIGHT,
AND
OTHER
THINGS.
Line 2
"Are
you
ready
in
there?
Line 3
S-sh!"
Line 4
"Yes,
I'll
be
out
in
a
moment."
Line 5
"Two
o'clock
and
all's
we-ell!"
Learner Dictionary
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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 A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS.
all's
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From this reading "Two o'clock and all's we-ell!"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you ready in there?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, I'll be out in a moment."
FIGHT
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From this reading A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS.
I'll
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From this reading "Yes, I'll be out in a moment."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you ready in there?
moment
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o'clock
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OTHER
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From this reading A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS.
out
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From this reading "Yes, I'll be out in a moment."
ready
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From this reading "Are you ready in there?
S-sh
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From this reading S-sh!"
there
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THINGS
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From this reading A FIGHT, AND OTHER THINGS.
Two
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From this reading "Two o'clock and all's we-ell!"
we-ell
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From this reading "Two o'clock and all's we-ell!"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I'll be out in a moment."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you ready in there?