Chapter II
“Then,” Billy complied eagerly, “you are a diplomat! Are you our new minister?” One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully: “You know him perfectly well!” he protested. “You’ve seen his picture thousands of times.”
Billy and the Big Stick
Chapter II
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“Then,”
Billy
complied
eagerly,
“you
are
a
diplomat!
Are
you
our
new
minister?”
One
of
the
other
young
men
exclaimed
reproachfully:
“You
know
him
perfectly
well!”
he
protested.
“You’ve
seen
his
picture
thousands
of
times.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Then,”
Billy
complied
eagerly,
“you
are
a
diplomat!
Line 2
Are
you
our
new
minister?”
Line 3
One
of
the
other
young
men
exclaimed
reproachfully:
Line 4
“You
know
him
perfectly
well!”
he
protested.
Line 5
“You’ve
seen
his
picture
thousands
of
times.”
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know him perfectly well!” he protested.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You know him perfectly well!” he protested.”
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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 “Then,” Billy complied eagerly, “you are a diplomat!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Then,” Billy complied eagerly, “you are a diplomat!
Billy
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complied
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diplomat
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eagerly
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From this reading “Then,” Billy complied eagerly, “you are a diplomat!
exclaimed
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From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You know him perfectly well!” he protested.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You know him perfectly well!” he protested.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You’ve seen his picture thousands of times.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know him perfectly well!” he protested.
men
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From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:
minister
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new
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:
other
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From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Are you our new minister?”
perfectly
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picture
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protested
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reproachfully
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seen
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully:
Then
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thousands
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times
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well
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From this reading “You know him perfectly well!” he protested.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then,” Billy complied eagerly, “you are a diplomat!
You've
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young
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From this reading One of the other young men exclaimed reproachfully: