Chapter VIII
“A raid?” she said. “What sort of a raid?” “To capture Germans, Tish.” “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff. “What does he know about raids?
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“A
raid?”
she
said.
“What
sort
of
a
raid?”
“To
capture
Germans,
Tish.”
“A
lot
of
chance
he’ll
have!”
she
said
with
a
sniff.
“What
does
he
know
about
raids?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“A
raid?”
she
said.
Line 2
“What
sort
of
a
raid?”
Line 3
“To
capture
Germans,
Tish.”
Line 4
“A
lot
of
chance
he’ll
have!”
she
said
with
a
sniff.
Line 5
“What
does
he
know
about
raids?
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““What does he know about raids?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What does he know about raids?”
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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 “A raid?” she said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What does he know about raids?
capture
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From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
chance
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From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Germans
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From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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he'll
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lot
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What sort of a raid?”
raid
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raids
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sniff
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sort
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Tish
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From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What sort of a raid?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.