Chapter IV
"Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank. Bill made no reply. "Don't you say so?" pressed Frank. "Don't you think he is a peach?" Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
Battling the Clouds
Chapter IV
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"Well,
I
will
say
he's
a
peach!"
said
Frank.
Bill
made
no
reply.
"Don't
you
say
so?"
pressed
Frank.
"Don't
you
think
he
is
a
peach?"
Bill,
forced
to
answer
the
question,
made
a
frank
but
reluctant
reply.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Well,
I
will
say
he's
a
peach!"
said
Frank.
Line 2
Bill
made
no
reply.
Line 3
"Don't
you
say
so?"
pressed
Frank.
Line 4
"Don't
you
think
he
is
a
peach?"
Line 5
Bill,
forced
to
answer
the
question,
made
a
frank
but
reluctant
reply.
Learner Dictionary
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Peach
verb
US /piːtʃ/
inform against or betray someone
From this reading “"Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you think he is a peach?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.”
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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 "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
answer
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From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
Bill
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From this reading Bill made no reply.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you say so?" pressed Frank.
forced
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From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
Frank
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From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you think he is a peach?"
he's
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From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't you think he is a peach?"
made
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From this reading Bill made no reply.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bill made no reply.
peachverbUS /piːtʃ/
inform against or betray someone
From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
pressed
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From this reading "Don't you say so?" pressed Frank.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
reluctant
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From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
reply
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From this reading Bill made no reply.
said
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say
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From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't you say so?" pressed Frank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think he is a peach?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bill, forced to answer the question, made a frank but reluctant reply.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, I will say he's a peach!" said Frank.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you say so?" pressed Frank.