Chapter VII
"I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne. "Why don't you talk to a fellow?" No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle. "What do you mean by being worse?" I said.
Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore
Chapter VII
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"I
say,
what
chaps
you
two
are!"
cried
Bob
Chowne.
"Why
don't
you
talk
to
a
fellow?"
No
one
answered,
and
Bob
turned
sulky
and
went
and
sat
on
the
front
of
the
cart,
where
he
began
to
whistle.
"What
do
you
mean
by
being
worse?"
I
said.
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Line 1
"I
say,
what
chaps
you
two
are!"
cried
Bob
Chowne.
Line 2
"Why
don't
you
talk
to
a
fellow?"
Line 3
No
one
answered,
and
Bob
turned
sulky
and
went
and
sat
on
the
front
of
the
cart,
where
he
began
to
whistle.
Line 4
"What
do
you
mean
by
being
worse?"
Line 5
I
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"What do you mean by being worse?"”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.”
Whistle
noun
US /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.”
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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 "Why don't you talk to a fellow?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "What do you mean by being worse?"
Bob
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From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What do you mean by being worse?"
cart
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From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
chaps
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Chowne
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean by being worse?"
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you talk to a fellow?"
fellow
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From this reading "Why don't you talk to a fellow?"
front
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From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
mean
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From this reading "What do you mean by being worse?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
said
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From this reading I said.
sat
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From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
say
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From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
sulky
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From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
talk
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From this reading "Why don't you talk to a fellow?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why don't you talk to a fellow?"
turned
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From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
two
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From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one answered, and Bob turned sulky and went and sat on the front of the cart, where he began to whistle.
Why
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From this reading "Why don't you talk to a fellow?"
worse
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From this reading "What do you mean by being worse?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, what chaps you two are!" cried Bob Chowne.