Chapter VII
"Arnold!" I waved my left hand. "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged. "I'm hard at it." "Found your plot, then, eh?"
The Master Mummer
Chapter VII
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"Arnold!"
I
waved
my
left
hand.
"Don't
disturb
me
for
a
few
minutes,
Allan,
there's
a
good
chap,"
I
begged.
"I'm
hard
at
it."
"Found
your
plot,
then,
eh?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Arnold!"
Line 2
I
waved
my
left
hand.
Line 3
"Don't
disturb
me
for
a
few
minutes,
Allan,
there's
a
good
chap,"
I
begged.
Line 4
"I'm
hard
at
it."
Line 5
"Found
your
plot,
then,
eh?"
Learner Dictionary
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Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Found your plot, then, eh?"”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I waved my left hand.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I waved my left hand.”
All words in this reading · 27
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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 "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
Allan
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
Arnold
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From this reading "Arnold!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm hard at it."
begged
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
chap
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
disturb
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
eh
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From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
few
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
FoundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
hand
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From this reading I waved my left hand.
hard
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From this reading "I'm hard at it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waved my left hand.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm hard at it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm hard at it."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I waved my left hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
minutes
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I waved my left hand.
plot
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then
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From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
there's
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From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
waved
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From this reading I waved my left hand.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"