Chapter XXI
_Abimelech Henley to Frank Henley_ _Wenbourne-Hill_ Why what be all a this here? What is it that a be about, dolt? Here's a rumpus! Here's a fine to do! You be a pretty squire Nicodemus Nincompoop!
Anna St. Ives
Chapter XXI
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_Abimelech
Henley
to
Frank
Henley_
_Wenbourne-Hill_
Why
what
be
all
a
this
here?
What
is
it
that
a
be
about,
dolt?
Here's
a
rumpus!
Here's
a
fine
to
do!
You
be
a
pretty
squire
Nicodemus
Nincompoop!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Abimelech
Henley
to
Frank
Henley_
_Wenbourne-Hill_
Why
what
be
all
a
this
here?
Line 2
What
is
it
that
a
be
about,
dolt?
Line 3
Here's
a
rumpus!
Line 4
Here's
a
fine
to
do!
Line 5
You
be
a
pretty
squire
Nicodemus
Nincompoop!
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What is it that a be about, dolt?”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here's a fine to do!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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 _Abimelech Henley to Frank Henley_ _Wenbourne-Hill_ Why what be all a this here?
Abimelech
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What is it that a be about, dolt?
all
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Here's a fine to do!
dolt
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finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Frank
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Henley
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Here's
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it that a be about, dolt?
Nicodemus
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Nincompoop
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pretty
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rumpus
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squire
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is it that a be about, dolt?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Abimelech Henley to Frank Henley_ _Wenbourne-Hill_ Why what be all a this here?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Abimelech Henley to Frank Henley_ _Wenbourne-Hill_ Why what be all a this here?
Wenbourne-Hill
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Abimelech Henley to Frank Henley_ _Wenbourne-Hill_ Why what be all a this here?
Why
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You be a pretty squire Nicodemus Nincompoop!