Chapter XIII
“I suppose I must offer a reward.” “Certainly!” exclaimed her uncle. “About fifty gavvos, uncle?” “Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast. “Isn't that enough?”
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Chapter XIII
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“I
suppose
I
must
offer
a
reward.”
“Certainly!”
exclaimed
her
uncle.
“About
fifty
gavvos,
uncle?”
“Fifty!”
cried
the
two
men,
aghast.
“Isn't
that
enough?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
“I
suppose
I
must
offer
a
reward.”
Line 2
“Certainly!”
exclaimed
her
uncle.
Line 3
“About
fifty
gavvos,
uncle?”
Line 4
“Fifty!”
cried
the
two
men,
aghast.
Line 5
“Isn't
that
enough?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““About fifty gavvos, uncle?””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I suppose I must offer a reward.””
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I suppose I must offer a reward.””
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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 “I suppose I must offer a reward.”
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About fifty gavvos, uncle?”
aghast
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From this reading “Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast.
Certainly
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From this reading “Certainly!” exclaimed her uncle.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast.
enough
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From this reading “Isn't that enough?”
exclaimed
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From this reading “Certainly!” exclaimed her uncle.
fifty
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From this reading “About fifty gavvos, uncle?”
gavvos
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From this reading “About fifty gavvos, uncle?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Certainly!” exclaimed her uncle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose I must offer a reward.”
Isn't
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From this reading “Isn't that enough?”
men
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From this reading “Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I suppose I must offer a reward.”
offer
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From this reading “I suppose I must offer a reward.”
reward
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From this reading “I suppose I must offer a reward.”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I must offer a reward.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Isn't that enough?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast.
two
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From this reading “Fifty!” cried the two men, aghast.
uncle
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From this reading “Certainly!” exclaimed her uncle.