Chapter XXV
JAMES. [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'. [POULDER purses his mouth to repress his feedings.] POULDER. My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
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Chapter XXV
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JAMES.
[Between
him
and
the
table--raising
himself]
Thinkin'.
[POULDER
purses
his
mouth
to
repress
his
feedings.]
POULDER.
My
orders
are
to
fetch
the
bomb
up
here
for
Lady
William
to
inspect.
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Line 1
JAMES.
Line 2
[Between
him
and
the
table--raising
himself]
Thinkin'.
Line 3
[POULDER
purses
his
mouth
to
repress
his
feedings.]
Line 4
POULDER.
Line 5
My
orders
are
to
fetch
the
bomb
up
here
for
Lady
William
to
inspect.
Learner Dictionary
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Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “[Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “[Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.
bomb
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From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
feedings
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From this reading [POULDER purses his mouth to repress his feedings.]
fetch
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From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [POULDER purses his mouth to repress his feedings.]
inspect
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JAMES
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Lady
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mouth
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
orders
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From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
POULDER
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From this reading [POULDER purses his mouth to repress his feedings.]
purses
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From this reading [POULDER purses his mouth to repress his feedings.]
raising
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repress
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table
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From this reading [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Thinkin
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From this reading [Between him and the table--raising himself] Thinkin'.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.
William
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From this reading My orders are to fetch the bomb up here for Lady William to inspect.