Chapter II
HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED. "Shall I massage it?" said Berry. The suggestion was loudly condemned. "Right," replied my brother-in-law. "That reduces us to faith-healing.
Jonah and Co.
Chapter II
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HOW
BERRY
STEPPED
INTO
THE
BREACH,
AND
JONAH
CAME
FIRST
AND
WAS
FIRST
SERVED.
"Shall
I
massage
it?"
said
Berry.
The
suggestion
was
loudly
condemned.
"Right,"
replied
my
brother-in-law.
"That
reduces
us
to
faith-healing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HOW
BERRY
STEPPED
INTO
THE
BREACH,
AND
JONAH
CAME
FIRST
AND
WAS
FIRST
SERVED.
Line 2
"Shall
I
massage
it?"
said
Berry.
Line 3
The
suggestion
was
loudly
condemned.
Line 4
"Right,"
replied
my
brother-in-law.
Line 5
"That
reduces
us
to
faith-healing.
Learner Dictionary
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FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right," replied my brother-in-law.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right," replied my brother-in-law.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I massage it?" said Berry.”
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED.
BERRY
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BREACH
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brother-in-law
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CAME
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condemned
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faith-healing
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FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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HOW
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From this reading HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I massage it?" said Berry.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Shall I massage it?" said Berry.
JONAH
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loudly
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From this reading The suggestion was loudly condemned.
massage
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Right," replied my brother-in-law.
reduces
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From this reading "That reduces us to faith-healing.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right," replied my brother-in-law.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right," replied my brother-in-law.
said
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SERVED
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Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I massage it?" said Berry.
STEPPED
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suggestion
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From this reading The suggestion was loudly condemned.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That reduces us to faith-healing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That reduces us to faith-healing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That reduces us to faith-healing.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW BERRY STEPPED INTO THE BREACH, AND JONAH CAME FIRST AND WAS FIRST SERVED.