Chapter V
Tietjens said: "He isn't . He isn't in a temper. He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
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Chapter V
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Tietjens
said:
"He
isn't .
He
isn't
in
a
temper.
He's
as
pleased
as
punch
at
not
having
to
have
these
women
up
before
him."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Tietjens
said:
"He
isn't .
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
He
isn't
in
a
temper.
Line 5
He's
as
pleased
as
punch
at
not
having
to
have
these
women
up
before
him."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."”
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."”
Pleased
noun
US /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."”
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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 He isn't in a temper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tietjens said: "He isn't .
He's
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From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He isn't in a temper.
isn't
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From this reading Tietjens said: "He isn't .
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
punch
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From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
said
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From this reading Tietjens said: "He isn't .
temper
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From this reading He isn't in a temper.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
Tietjens
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From this reading Tietjens said: "He isn't .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
up
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From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."
women
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From this reading He's as pleased as punch at not having to have these women up before him."