Chapter V
UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance. I shall hand on my torch to my daughter. She shall make my converts and preach my gospel. CUSINS. What!
Major Barbara
Chapter V
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UNDERSHAFT
[in
towering
excitement]
It
is
the
Undershaft
inheritance.
I
shall
hand
on
my
torch
to
my
daughter.
She
shall
make
my
converts
and
preach
my
gospel.
CUSINS.
What!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
UNDERSHAFT
[in
towering
excitement]
It
is
the
Undershaft
inheritance.
Line 2
I
shall
hand
on
my
torch
to
my
daughter.
Line 3
She
shall
make
my
converts
and
preach
my
gospel.
Line 4
CUSINS.
Line 5
What!
/wʌt/
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.
converts
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From this reading She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.
CUSINS
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From this reading CUSINS.
daughter
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From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
excitement
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From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
gospel
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From this reading She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.
hand
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From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
inheritance
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From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
preach
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From this reading She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shall make my converts and preach my gospel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
torch
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From this reading I shall hand on my torch to my daughter.
towering
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From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
UNDERSHAFT
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From this reading UNDERSHAFT [in towering excitement] It is the Undershaft inheritance.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!