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The Straw

Chapter III

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CARMODY (_angrily_).
Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?
(Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.
_The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.
NICHOLLS (_springing to his feet--furiously_).
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The Straw

Chapter III

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CARMODY (_angrily_).
Line 2
Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?
Line 3
(Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.
Line 4
_The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.
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NICHOLLS (_springing to his feet--furiously_).

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “(Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.”

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accusingly

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

all

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

angrily

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From this reading CARMODY (_angrily_).

anxious

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

averts

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

away

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

CARMODY

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From this reading CARMODY (_angrily_).

consumption

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

ears

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

engaged

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

eyes

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

feet

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From this reading NICHOLLS (_springing to his feet--furiously_).

flushes

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

furiously

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From this reading NICHOLLS (_springing to his feet--furiously_).

get

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

glance

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

goes

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

guiltily

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

heart

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

hurriedly

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

it's

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

latter

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

leave

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

love

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

marry

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

meets

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

Murray

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

Nicholls

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

out

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

pretendin

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

pricks

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

run

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

scowls

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

sick

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

sight

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From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

springing

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From this reading NICHOLLS (_springing to his feet--furiously_).

stares

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

SurenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

sweetheart

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

up

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From this reading (Nicholls _flushes guiltily._ Murray _pricks up his ears and stares over at_ Nicholls.

wild

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

years

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From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Is it anxious to get out of her sight you are, and you engaged to marry and pretendin' to love her?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _The latter meets his glance, scowls, and hurriedly averts his eyes._ Carmody _goes on accusingly._) Sure, it's no heart at all you have--and her your sweetheart for years--and her sick with the consumption--and you wild to run away from her and leave her alone.