Chapter XIII
"Certainly. Catch hold." "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly. "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father. "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
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Chapter XIII
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"Certainly.
Catch
hold."
"Oh,
I
say,
doctor,
let
me
shoot!"
cried
Mark
excitedly.
"No,
no,
my
boy;
don't
interfere,"
said
his
father.
"No,
doctor,
don't
give
up
to
him,"
for
the
latter
was
drawing
back.
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Line 1
"Certainly.
Line 2
Catch
hold."
Line 3
"Oh,
I
say,
doctor,
let
me
shoot!"
cried
Mark
excitedly.
Line 4
"No,
no,
my
boy;
don't
interfere,"
said
his
father.
Line 5
"No,
doctor,
don't
give
up
to
him,"
for
the
latter
was
drawing
back.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.”
All words in this reading · 31
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back
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From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
boy
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From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
Catch
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From this reading Catch hold."
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
don't
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From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
drawing
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From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
excitedly
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From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
father
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From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
give
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From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
hold
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From this reading Catch hold."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
interfere
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From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
latter
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From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
Mark
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From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
said
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From this reading "No, no, my boy; don't interfere," said his father.
say
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From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
shoot
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From this reading "Oh, I say, doctor, let me shoot!" cried Mark excitedly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
up
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From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, doctor, don't give up to him," for the latter was drawing back.