Chapter XX
Whackum. Look you there, now! Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen. Dingboy. Faith, they are pretty smart men.
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Chapter XX
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Whackum.
Look
you
there,
now!
Well,
all
Europe
cannot
show
a
knot
of
finer
wits
and
braver
gentlemen.
Dingboy.
Faith,
they
are
pretty
smart
men.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Whackum.
Line 2
Look
you
there,
now!
Line 3
Well,
all
Europe
cannot
show
a
knot
of
finer
wits
and
braver
gentlemen.
Line 4
Dingboy.
Line 5
Faith,
they
are
pretty
smart
men.
Learner Dictionary
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Gentlemen
noun
US /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look you there, now!”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.”
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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 Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
all
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
braver
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cannot
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
Dingboy
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Europe
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Faith
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finer
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
knot
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look you there, now!
men
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From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
now
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From this reading Look you there, now!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
pretty
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From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
show
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
smart
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From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
there
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From this reading Look you there, now!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Faith, they are pretty smart men.
Well
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
Whackum
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From this reading Whackum.
wits
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From this reading Well, all Europe cannot show a knot of finer wits and braver gentlemen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look you there, now!