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Flappers and Philosophers

Chapter VI

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"Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.
"You did this!
Get out of here--get out--get OUT!
GET OUT!"
II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.
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Flappers and Philosophers

Chapter VI

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.
Line 2
"You did this!
/juː dɪd ðɪs/
Line 3
Get out of here--get out--get OUT!
Line 4
GET OUT!"
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II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

Learner Dictionary

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

Divided noun US /ˈdivided/

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

From this reading “II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.”

Handsome noun US /ˈhandsome/

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

From this reading “II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Get out of here--get out--get OUT!”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.”

All words in this reading · 38

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arm

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

beating

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

blazing

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

Concerning

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

dark

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "You did this!

dividednounUS /ˈdivided/

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

From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

eves

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

fists

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

Get

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/

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

From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

Harold

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

helplessly

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Get out of here--get out--get OUT!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

II

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

longer

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

men

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

Mrs

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Get out of here--get out--get OUT!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

opinion

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

out

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

outstretched

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

Piper

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

pretty

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

said

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

screamed

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From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Get out!" she screamed, dark eves blazing, little fists beating helplessly on his outstretched arm.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

thirty-five

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "You did this!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

women

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From this reading II Concerning Mrs. Harold Piper at thirty-five, opinion was divided--women said she was still handsome; men said she was pretty no longer.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You did this!