Chapter III
_Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee! This is a cold world! _Shoveller_. Say, young fellow! I'll tell ye what to do.
The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts
Chapter III
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_Jack
(stands
shaking
his
head
meditatively)_
Gee!
This
is
a
cold
world!
_Shoveller_.
Say,
young
fellow!
I'll
tell
ye
what
to
do.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Jack
(stands
shaking
his
head
meditatively)_
Gee!
Line 2
This
is
a
cold
world!
Line 3
_Shoveller_.
Line 4
Say,
young
fellow!
Line 5
I'll
tell
ye
what
to
do.
Learner Dictionary
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Shaking
noun
US /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll tell ye what to do.”
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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 This is a cold world!
cold
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From this reading This is a cold world!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'll tell ye what to do.
fellow
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From this reading Say, young fellow!
Gee
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From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
head
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From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
I'll
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From this reading I'll tell ye what to do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a cold world!
Jack
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From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
meditatively
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From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
Say
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From this reading Say, young fellow!
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
Shoveller
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From this reading _Shoveller_.
stands
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From this reading _Jack (stands shaking his head meditatively)_ Gee!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll tell ye what to do.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a cold world!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll tell ye what to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'll tell ye what to do.
world
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From this reading This is a cold world!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I'll tell ye what to do.
young
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From this reading Say, young fellow!