Chapter XV
JUSTIFIABLE BURGLARY. Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly. He did not dare say a word. It was well for him he did not. Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
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Chapter XV
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JUSTIFIABLE
BURGLARY.
Tommy
rose
rubbing
his
forehead,
and
crying
quietly.
He
did
not
dare
say
a
word.
It
was
well
for
him
he
did
not.
Clare,
perplexed
and
anxious
about
the
baby,
was
in
no
mood
to
accept
annoyance
from
Tommy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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JUSTIFIABLE
BURGLARY.
Line 2
Tommy
rose
rubbing
his
forehead,
and
crying
quietly.
Line 3
He
did
not
dare
say
a
word.
Line 4
It
was
well
for
him
he
did
not.
Line 5
Clare,
perplexed
and
anxious
about
the
baby,
was
in
no
mood
to
accept
annoyance
from
Tommy.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was well for him he did not.”
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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 He did not dare say a word.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
accept
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From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
annoyance
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anxious
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baby
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BURGLARY
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From this reading JUSTIFIABLE BURGLARY.
Clare
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crying
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From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
dare
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not dare say a word.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was well for him he did not.
forehead
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From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not dare say a word.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was well for him he did not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well for him he did not.
JUSTIFIABLE
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From this reading JUSTIFIABLE BURGLARY.
mood
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From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not dare say a word.
perplexed
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quietly
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From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
rose
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rubbing
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From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
say
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From this reading He did not dare say a word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clare, perplexed and anxious about the baby, was in no mood to accept annoyance from Tommy.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy rose rubbing his forehead, and crying quietly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well for him he did not.
well
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word
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From this reading He did not dare say a word.