Chapter XXIII
[All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.] SCANTLEBURY. I don't--I don't like the way you're putting it, young sir. WANKLIN. You're rather overshooting the mark.
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Chapter XXIII
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[All
except
ANTHONY
are
now
upon
their
feet,
ANTHONY
sits
grasping
the
arms
of
his
chair
and
staring
at
his
son.]
SCANTLEBURY.
I
don't--I
don't
like
the
way
you're
putting
it,
young
sir.
WANKLIN.
You're
rather
overshooting
the
mark.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[All
except
ANTHONY
are
now
upon
their
feet,
ANTHONY
sits
grasping
the
arms
of
his
chair
and
staring
at
his
son.]
Line 2
SCANTLEBURY.
Line 3
I
don't--I
don't
like
the
way
you're
putting
it,
young
sir.
Line 4
WANKLIN.
Line 5
You're
rather
overshooting
the
mark.
Learner Dictionary
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Except
preposition
US /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “[All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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All
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From this reading [All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ANTHONY
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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arms
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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chair
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don't
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From this reading I don't--I don't like the way you're putting it, young sir.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading [All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]
feet
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grasping
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From this reading [All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't--I don't like the way you're putting it, young sir.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't--I don't like the way you're putting it, young sir.
like
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From this reading I don't--I don't like the way you're putting it, young sir.
mark
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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overshooting
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putting
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rather
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From this reading You're rather overshooting the mark.
SCANTLEBURY
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sir
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sits
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son
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staring
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [All except ANTHONY are now upon their feet, ANTHONY sits grasping the arms of his chair and staring at his son.]
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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WANKLIN
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way
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you're
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young
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From this reading I don't--I don't like the way you're putting it, young sir.