Chapter VII
The sergeant interrupted sharply. "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted. "Keep down in the trench. You're wounded, aren't you? Well, you'll get back presently."
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Chapter VII
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The
sergeant
interrupted
sharply.
"Here,
you
shut
up,
Bunthrop,"
he
shouted.
"Keep
down
in
the
trench.
You're
wounded,
aren't
you?
Well,
you'll
get
back
presently."
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Line 1
The
sergeant
interrupted
sharply.
Line 2
"Here,
you
shut
up,
Bunthrop,"
he
shouted.
Line 3
"Keep
down
in
the
trench.
Line 4
You're
wounded,
aren't
you?
Line 5
Well,
you'll
get
back
presently."
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.”
Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sergeant interrupted sharply.”
Sharply
noun
US /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sergeant interrupted sharply.”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you'll get back presently."”
Wounded
noun
US /wounded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You're wounded, aren't you?”
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aren't
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From this reading You're wounded, aren't you?
back
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Bunthrop
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From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
down
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From this reading "Keep down in the trench.
get
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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Keep down in the trench.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.
Keep
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From this reading "Keep down in the trench.
presently
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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."
sergeant
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From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
shut
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From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sergeant interrupted sharply.
trench
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From this reading "Keep down in the trench.
up
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From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
Well
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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."
wounded
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From this reading You're wounded, aren't you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, you shut up, Bunthrop," he shouted.
you'll
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From this reading Well, you'll get back presently."
You're
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From this reading You're wounded, aren't you?