Chapter V
Greg started forward. "I wouldn't bargain with you for...." "Shut up, Greg," Johnny said. Greg stared at him. The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
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Greg
started
forward.
"I
wouldn't
bargain
with
you
for...."
"Shut
up,
Greg,"
Johnny
said.
Greg
stared
at
him.
The
big
miner's
voice
had
cracked
like
a
whip;
now
he
was
drawing
Merrill
Tawney
aside,
speaking
rapidly
into
his
ear.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Greg
started
forward.
Line 2
"I
wouldn't
bargain
with
you
for...."
Line 3
"Shut
up,
Greg,"
Johnny
said.
Line 4
Greg
stared
at
him.
Line 5
The
big
miner's
voice
had
cracked
like
a
whip;
now
he
was
drawing
Merrill
Tawney
aside,
speaking
rapidly
into
his
ear.
Learner Dictionary
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Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Greg started forward.”
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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 The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
aside
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Greg stared at him.
bargain
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big
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cracked
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drawing
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ear
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I wouldn't bargain with you for...."
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greg started forward.
Greg
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From this reading Greg started forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Greg stared at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wouldn't bargain with you for...."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
Johnny
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like
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Merrill
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miner's
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now
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rapidly
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said
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Shut
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From this reading "Shut up, Greg," Johnny said.
speaking
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From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
stared
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From this reading Greg stared at him.
started
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From this reading Greg started forward.
Tawney
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From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
up
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From this reading "Shut up, Greg," Johnny said.
voice
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From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big miner's voice had cracked like a whip; now he was drawing Merrill Tawney aside, speaking rapidly into his ear.
whip
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wouldn't bargain with you for...."
wouldn't
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From this reading "I wouldn't bargain with you for...."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wouldn't bargain with you for...."