Chapter XIII
HOXTON. Is a deuced sight better, sir, than your grand-motherly methods. What the old fellow wants is a shock! With all this socialistic molly-coddling, you're losing sight of the individual. CALWAY.
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HOXTON.
Is
a
deuced
sight
better,
sir,
than
your
grand-motherly
methods.
What
the
old
fellow
wants
is
a
shock!
With
all
this
socialistic
molly-coddling,
you're
losing
sight
of
the
individual.
CALWAY.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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HOXTON.
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Is
a
deuced
sight
better,
sir,
than
your
grand-motherly
methods.
Line 3
What
the
old
fellow
wants
is
a
shock!
Line 4
With
all
this
socialistic
molly-coddling,
you're
losing
sight
of
the
individual.
Line 5
CALWAY.
Learner Dictionary
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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better
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CALWAY
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deuced
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fellow
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grand-motherly
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HOXTON
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individual
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Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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losing
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methods
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molly-coddling
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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shock
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sight
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sir
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socialistic
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Is a deuced sight better, sir, than your grand-motherly methods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the old fellow wants is a shock!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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wants
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the old fellow wants is a shock!
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all this socialistic molly-coddling, you're losing sight of the individual.
you're
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is a deuced sight better, sir, than your grand-motherly methods.