Chapter IX
HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR. DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL. "There she is!" cried Jill. "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails. "There, Boy, there.
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HOW
ADELE
FESTE
ARRIVED,
AND
MR.
DUNKLESBAUM
SUPPED
WITH
THE
DEVIL.
"There
she
is!"
cried
Jill.
"Where?"
said
I,
screwing
up
my
eyes
and
peering
eagerly
at
the
crowded
taffrails.
"There,
Boy,
there.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
HOW
ADELE
FESTE
ARRIVED,
AND
MR.
Line 2
DUNKLESBAUM
SUPPED
WITH
THE
DEVIL.
Line 3
"There
she
is!"
cried
Jill.
Line 4
"Where?"
said
I,
screwing
up
my
eyes
and
peering
eagerly
at
the
crowded
taffrails.
Line 5
"There,
Boy,
there.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There she is!" cried Jill.”
Peering
verb
US /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “"Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.”
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ADELE
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
ARRIVED
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
Boy
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From this reading "There, Boy, there.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
crowded
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DEVIL
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DUNKLESBAUM
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eagerly
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eyes
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FESTE
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
HOW
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
Jill
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From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
MR
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From this reading HOW ADELE FESTE ARRIVED, AND MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
said
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screwing
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From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There she is!" cried Jill.
SUPPED
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From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
taffrails
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From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.
There
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up
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WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?" said I, screwing up my eyes and peering eagerly at the crowded taffrails.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DUNKLESBAUM SUPPED WITH THE DEVIL.