Chapter XVII
HORNBLOWER. [Turning on ROLF] Ha! Here's a league o' Youth! My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right. [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
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Chapter XVII
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HORNBLOWER.
[Turning
on
ROLF]
Ha!
Here's
a
league
o'
Youth!
My
young
whipper-snapper,
keep
your
mouth
shut
and
leave
it
to
your
elders
to
know
what's
right.
[Under
the
weight
of
this
rejoinder
ROLF
stands
biting
his
lips.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HORNBLOWER.
Line 2
[Turning
on
ROLF]
Ha!
Line 3
Here's
a
league
o'
Youth!
Line 4
My
young
whipper-snapper,
keep
your
mouth
shut
and
leave
it
to
your
elders
to
know
what's
right.
Line 5
[Under
the
weight
of
this
rejoinder
ROLF
stands
biting
his
lips.
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “[Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.”
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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 Here's a league o' Youth!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
biting
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From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
elders
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
Ha
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From this reading [Turning on ROLF] Ha!
Here's
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From this reading Here's a league o' Youth!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
HORNBLOWER
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From this reading HORNBLOWER.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
keep
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
league
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From this reading Here's a league o' Youth!
leave
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
lips
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mouth
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
o
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From this reading Here's a league o' Youth!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Turning on ROLF] Ha!
rejoinder
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From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
ROLF
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From this reading [Turning on ROLF] Ha!
shut
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
stands
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From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
Turning
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From this reading [Turning on ROLF] Ha!
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
weight
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From this reading [Under the weight of this rejoinder ROLF stands biting his lips.
what's
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
whipper-snapper
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
young
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From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My young whipper-snapper, keep your mouth shut and leave it to your elders to know what's right.
Youth
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From this reading Here's a league o' Youth!