Chapter XXV
“Billy, what's the matter with you?” Prothero grimaced impatience. “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer. “Nature taunts me, maddens me. My life is becoming a hell of shame.
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Chapter XXV
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“Billy,
what's
the
matter
with
you?”
Prothero
grimaced
impatience.
“Shall
I
NEVER
teach
you
not
to
be
a
humbug,
Benham?”
he
screamed,
and
in
screaming
became
calmer.
“Nature
taunts
me,
maddens
me.
My
life
is
becoming
a
hell
of
shame.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Billy,
what's
the
matter
with
you?”
Line 2
Prothero
grimaced
impatience.
Line 3
“Shall
I
NEVER
teach
you
not
to
be
a
humbug,
Benham?”
he
screamed,
and
in
screaming
became
calmer.
Line 4
“Nature
taunts
me,
maddens
me.
Line 5
My
life
is
becoming
a
hell
of
shame.
Learner Dictionary
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Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My life is becoming a hell of shame.”
NEVER
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.”
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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 “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
became
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
becoming
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From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
Benham
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
Billy
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From this reading “Billy, what's the matter with you?”
calmer
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
grimaced
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From this reading Prothero grimaced impatience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
hell
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From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
humbug
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
impatience
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From this reading Prothero grimaced impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
maddens
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From this reading “Nature taunts me, maddens me.
matter
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From this reading “Billy, what's the matter with you?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nature taunts me, maddens me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
Nature
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From this reading “Nature taunts me, maddens me.
NEVERnounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
Prothero
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From this reading Prothero grimaced impatience.
screamed
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
screaming
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
shame
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From this reading My life is becoming a hell of shame.
taunts
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From this reading “Nature taunts me, maddens me.
teach
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From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Billy, what's the matter with you?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Shall I NEVER teach you not to be a humbug, Benham?” he screamed, and in screaming became calmer.
what's
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From this reading “Billy, what's the matter with you?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Billy, what's the matter with you?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Billy, what's the matter with you?”