Chapter II
KEITH. I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room. SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth. SIR WILLIAM. Ah!
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KEITH.
I
say,
talkin'
of
spinneys----
He
breaks
off
sharply,
and
goes
out
with
HAROLD
into
the
billiard-room.
SIR
WILLIAM
enters
from
the
dining-room,
applying
a
gold
toothpick
to
his
front
teeth.
SIR
WILLIAM.
Ah!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
KEITH.
Line 2
I
say,
talkin'
of
spinneys----
He
breaks
off
sharply,
and
goes
out
with
HAROLD
into
the
billiard-room.
Line 3
SIR
WILLIAM
enters
from
the
dining-room,
applying
a
gold
toothpick
to
his
front
teeth.
Line 4
SIR
WILLIAM.
Line 5
Ah!
Learner Dictionary
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Sharply
noun
US /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.”
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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 SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
Ah
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From this reading Ah!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
applying
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
billiard-room
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breaks
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dining-room
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enters
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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front
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
goes
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gold
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
HAROLD
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From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
KEITH
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From this reading KEITH.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
off
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From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
out
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From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
say
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From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
SIR
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
spinneys
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From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
talkin
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From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
teeth
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
toothpick
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
WILLIAM
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM enters from the dining-room, applying a gold toothpick to his front teeth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I say, talkin' of spinneys---- He breaks off sharply, and goes out with HAROLD into the billiard-room.