Chapter VI
_Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way! _Belle._ I tell you it's too late. Too late! _(She sobs convulsively.)_ _Jack (in anguish)._ Belle! Belle!
The Pot Boiler: A Comedy in Four Acts
Chapter VI
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_Jack._
Belle,
don't
take
on
that
way!
_Belle._
I
tell
you
it's
too
late.
Too
late!
_(She
sobs
convulsively.)_
_Jack
(in
anguish)._
Belle!
Belle!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Jack._
Belle,
don't
take
on
that
way!
Line 2
_Belle._
I
tell
you
it's
too
late.
Line 3
Too
late!
Line 4
_(She
sobs
convulsively.)_
_Jack
(in
anguish)._
Belle!
Line 5
Belle!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Belle._ I tell you it's too late.”
All words in this reading · 18
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anguish
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From this reading _(She sobs convulsively.)_ _Jack (in anguish)._ Belle!
Belle
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From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
convulsively
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From this reading _(She sobs convulsively.)_ _Jack (in anguish)._ Belle!
don't
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From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Belle._ I tell you it's too late.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _(She sobs convulsively.)_ _Jack (in anguish)._ Belle!
it's
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From this reading _Belle._ I tell you it's too late.
Jack
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From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
late
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From this reading _Belle._ I tell you it's too late.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _(She sobs convulsively.)_ _Jack (in anguish)._ Belle!
sobs
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From this reading _(She sobs convulsively.)_ _Jack (in anguish)._ Belle!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Belle._ I tell you it's too late.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
too
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From this reading _Belle._ I tell you it's too late.
way
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From this reading _Jack._ Belle, don't take on that way!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Belle._ I tell you it's too late.