Chapter II
SARAH. Well, he can't eat us, I suppose. I don't mind. LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it. LADY BRITOMART.
Major Barbara
Chapter II
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SARAH.
Well,
he
can't
eat
us,
I
suppose.
I
don't
mind.
LOMAX
[chuckling]
I
wonder
how
the
old
man
will
take
it.
LADY
BRITOMART.
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SARAH.
Line 2
Well,
he
can't
eat
us,
I
suppose.
Line 3
I
don't
mind.
Line 4
LOMAX
[chuckling]
I
wonder
how
the
old
man
will
take
it.
Line 5
LADY
BRITOMART.
Learner Dictionary
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Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't mind.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.”
All words in this reading · 22
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BRITOMART
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From this reading LADY BRITOMART.
can't
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chuckling
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don't
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From this reading I don't mind.
eat
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From this reading Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.
how
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From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
LADY
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From this reading LADY BRITOMART.
LOMAX
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From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
man
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From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't mind.
old
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From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
SARAH
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From this reading SARAH.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.
Well
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From this reading Well, he can't eat us, I suppose.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.
wonder
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From this reading LOMAX [chuckling] I wonder how the old man will take it.