Chapter XI
YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver). Eh! Here take my lines, somebody-- CHORUS OF PASSENGERS Hush, boys!
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Chapter XI
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YUBA
BILL
(reaching
for
his
revolver).
Eh!
Here
take
my
lines,
somebody--
CHORUS
OF
PASSENGERS
Hush,
boys!
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Line 1
YUBA
BILL
(reaching
for
his
revolver).
Line 2
Eh!
Line 3
Here
take
my
lines,
somebody--
Line 4
CHORUS
OF
PASSENGERS
Line 5
Hush,
boys!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
CHORUS
noun
US /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading “CHORUS OF PASSENGERS”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here take my lines, somebody--”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Here take my lines, somebody--”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here take my lines, somebody--”
All words in this reading · 17
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BILL
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From this reading YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver).
boys
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From this reading Hush, boys!
CHORUSnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading CHORUS OF PASSENGERS
Eh
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From this reading Eh!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver).
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here take my lines, somebody--
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver).
Hush
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From this reading Hush, boys!
lines
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From this reading Here take my lines, somebody--
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here take my lines, somebody--
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHORUS OF PASSENGERS
PASSENGERS
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From this reading CHORUS OF PASSENGERS
reaching
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From this reading YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver).
revolver
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From this reading YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver).
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Here take my lines, somebody--
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here take my lines, somebody--
YUBA
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From this reading YUBA BILL (reaching for his revolver).