Chapter XV
Punch put a hand to his head. “Well, here’s a go,” he said. “What do we do now? You can’t marry us both.” With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
And Five Were Foolish
Chapter XV
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Punch
put
a
hand
to
his
head.
“Well,
here’s
a
go,”
he
said.
“What
do
we
do
now?
You
can’t
marry
us
both.”
With
a
half-laugh,
half-sob,
Athalia
slid
her
arms
round
his
neck.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Punch
put
a
hand
to
his
head.
Line 2
“Well,
here’s
a
go,”
he
said.
Line 3
“What
do
we
do
now?
Line 4
You
can’t
marry
us
both.”
Line 5
With
a
half-laugh,
half-sob,
Athalia
slid
her
arms
round
his
neck.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Punch put a hand to his head.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, here’s a go,” he said.”
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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 Punch put a hand to his head.
arms
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From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
Athalia
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading You can’t marry us both.”
can't
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From this reading You can’t marry us both.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do we do now?
go
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From this reading “Well, here’s a go,” he said.
half-laugh
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From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
half-sob
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From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
hand
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From this reading Punch put a hand to his head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, here’s a go,” he said.
head
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From this reading Punch put a hand to his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
here's
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Punch put a hand to his head.
marry
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From this reading You can’t marry us both.”
neck
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From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
now
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From this reading “What do we do now?
Punch
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From this reading Punch put a hand to his head.
put
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From this reading Punch put a hand to his head.
round
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From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
said
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From this reading “Well, here’s a go,” he said.
slid
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From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Punch put a hand to his head.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can’t marry us both.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What do we do now?
Well
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From this reading “Well, here’s a go,” he said.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do we do now?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a half-laugh, half-sob, Athalia slid her arms round his neck.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can’t marry us both.”