Chapter XI
Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking. "Gentlemen! Gentlemen!" he implored. "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe. "You hate him as much as me!"
The Sealed Valley
Chapter XI
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Stack
all
but
wrung
his
hands
at
the
turn
things
were
taking.
"Gentlemen!
Gentlemen!"
he
implored.
"Ahh!
shut
your
head,"
snarled
Joe.
"You
hate
him
as
much
as
me!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Stack
all
but
wrung
his
hands
at
the
turn
things
were
taking.
Line 2
"Gentlemen!
/gentlemen/
Line 3
Gentlemen!"
he
implored.
Line 4
"Ahh!
shut
your
head,"
snarled
Joe.
Line 5
"You
hate
him
as
much
as
me!"
Learner Dictionary
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Gentlemen
noun
US /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Gentlemen!”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.”
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Ahh
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From this reading "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe.
all
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From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You hate him as much as me!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gentlemen!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
hate
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From this reading "You hate him as much as me!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gentlemen!" he implored.
head
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From this reading "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hate him as much as me!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
implored
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From this reading Gentlemen!" he implored.
Joe
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From this reading "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hate him as much as me!"
much
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shut
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From this reading "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe.
snarled
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From this reading "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe.
Stack
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From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
taking
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From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
things
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From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
turn
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From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
wrung
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From this reading Stack all but wrung his hands at the turn things were taking.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You hate him as much as me!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ahh! shut your head," snarled Joe.