Chapter XIII
A CRISIS "Little wife?" "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!" "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous! What does it mean?" "An operation to-morrow."
Mrs. Red Pepper
Chapter XIII
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A
CRISIS
"Little
wife?"
"Yes,
Redfield
Pepper--"
"I'm
as
nervous
as
a
cat
up
a
tree
with
a
couple
of
dogs
at
the
foot!"
"Why,
Red,
I
never
heard
you
talk
of
being
nervous!
What
does
it
mean?"
"An
operation
to-morrow."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
A
CRISIS
"Little
wife?"
Line 2
"Yes,
Redfield
Pepper--"
"I'm
as
nervous
as
a
cat
up
a
tree
with
a
couple
of
dogs
at
the
foot!"
Line 3
"Why,
Red,
I
never
heard
you
talk
of
being
nervous!
Line 4
What
does
it
mean?"
Line 5
"An
operation
to-morrow."
Learner Dictionary
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Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!”
Couple
noun
US /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CRISIS "Little wife?"”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!”
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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 CRISIS "Little wife?"
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An operation to-morrow."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
cat
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
CRISIS
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From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does it mean?"
dogs
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
heard
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From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
I'm
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What does it mean?"
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
mean
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From this reading What does it mean?"
nervous
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
operation
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From this reading "An operation to-morrow."
Pepper
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
Red
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From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
Redfield
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
talk
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From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
to-morrow
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From this reading "An operation to-morrow."
tree
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
up
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does it mean?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
wife
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From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!