Chapter IX
“He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk. “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle. “You’re ungrateful, Seffy. Golly! You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
Stalky & Co.
Chapter IX
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“He
says
we
must
leave
him
alone,”
said
McTurk.
“He
says
we
are
bullies,
an’
we
haven’t
even
begun
yet,”
said
Beetle.
“You’re
ungrateful,
Seffy.
Golly!
You
_do_
look
an
atrocity
and
a
half!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“He
says
we
must
leave
him
alone,”
said
McTurk.
Line 2
“He
says
we
are
bullies,
an’
we
haven’t
even
begun
yet,”
said
Beetle.
Line 3
“You’re
ungrateful,
Seffy.
Line 4
Golly!
Line 5
You
_do_
look
an
atrocity
and
a
half!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!””
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.”
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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 You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
atrocity
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From this reading You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
Beetle
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From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
begun
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From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
bullies
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From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
Golly
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From this reading Golly!
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
haven't
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From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
leave
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From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
McTurk
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From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
said
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From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
says
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From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
Seffy
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From this reading “You’re ungrateful, Seffy.
ungrateful
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From this reading “You’re ungrateful, Seffy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He says we must leave him alone,” said McTurk.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “He says we are bullies, an’ we haven’t even begun yet,” said Beetle.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You _do_ look an atrocity and a half!”
You're
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From this reading “You’re ungrateful, Seffy.