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A Diversity of Creatures
A Diversity of Creatures

Chapter II

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'_And all that that implies_.'
The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.
'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.
'What is your silly trouble anyway?'
'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.
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A Diversity of Creatures

Chapter II

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
'_And all that that implies_.'
Line 2
The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.
Line 3
'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.
Line 4
'What is your silly trouble anyway?'
Line 5
'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.”

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all

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From this reading '_And all that that implies_.'

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading '_And all that that implies_.'

anyway

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From this reading 'What is your silly trouble anyway?'

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

big

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

chanted

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

Charta

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

Chicago

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children

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

dam

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

De

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Democracy

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Forest

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Forest's

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Four

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

get

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From this reading 'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.

hand

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

implies

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From this reading '_And all that that implies_.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'What is your silly trouble anyway?'

knee

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

laying

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

like

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

Magna

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Mayor

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

much

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.

ran

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

said

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school

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From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

silly

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From this reading 'What is your silly trouble anyway?'

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading '_And all that that implies_.'

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

Too

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From this reading 'Too much dam' Democracy,' said the Mayor, laying his hand on De Forest's knee.

trouble

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From this reading 'What is your silly trouble anyway?'

wearily

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From this reading 'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.

Well

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From this reading 'Well, get on,' said De Forest wearily.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 'What is your silly trouble anyway?'

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The big Four who ran Chicago chanted their Magna Charta like children at school.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'What is your silly trouble anyway?'