Chapter V
He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion. "Dozens o' them!" he cried. "Then why didn't you marry one of them?" He shook his head. "Dominie, that's the question."
A Dominie in Doubt
Chapter V
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He
laughed
boisterously
to
hide
his
confusion.
"Dozens
o'
them!"
he
cried.
"Then
why
didn't
you
marry
one
of
them?"
He
shook
his
head.
"Dominie,
that's
the
question."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
He
laughed
boisterously
to
hide
his
confusion.
Line 2
"Dozens
o'
them!"
he
cried.
Line 3
"Then
why
didn't
you
marry
one
of
them?"
Line 4
He
shook
his
head.
Line 5
"Dominie,
that's
the
question."
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dozens o' them!" he cried.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Then why didn't you marry one of them?"”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Dominie, that's the question."”
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boisterously
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From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
confusion
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From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dozens o' them!" he cried.
didn't
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From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"
Dominie
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From this reading "Dominie, that's the question."
Dozens
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
head
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From this reading He shook his head.
hide
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From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
laughed
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From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
marry
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From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"
o
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From this reading "Dozens o' them!" he cried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Dominie, that's the question."
shook
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From this reading He shook his head.
that's
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From this reading "Dominie, that's the question."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dominie, that's the question."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Dozens o' them!" he cried.
Then
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From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He laughed boisterously to hide his confusion.
why
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From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then why didn't you marry one of them?"