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Chapter XXVI

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IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.
"Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.
"Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.
"Can't do it, miss.
Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.
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Desk and Debit

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.
Line 2
"Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.
Line 3
"Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.
Line 4
"Can't do it, miss.
Line 5
Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.”

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alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

bound

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From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

Can't

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From this reading "Can't do it, miss.

CHICAGO

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

cook

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From this reading Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Can't do it, miss.

down

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From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

excitement

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From this reading Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.

feet

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From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

FINDS

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

Gorrificious

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From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

high

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From this reading Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Can't do it, miss.

lay

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From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

MARIAN

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

miss

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From this reading "Can't do it, miss.

Mr

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From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

Peter

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From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

PHIL

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

pleaded

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From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

RIVER

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

rope

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From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

RUNS

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

rushed

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From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

shoot

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From this reading Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

TABLES

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Let him alone, Peter," pleaded Marian, as she rushed to the rope which bound my feet.

TURNED

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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FINDS THE TABLES TURNED, AND THE MARIAN RUNS INTO CHICAGO RIVER.

Whippleton

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From this reading "Gorrificious!--Mr. Whippleton!" shouted Peter, as he lay down upon me.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Mr. Whippleton will shoot me," answered the cook, in high excitement.