Chapter VI
"Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!" A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command. "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse. Run! The fools will all start to shooting now!"
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Chapter VI
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"Aw,
come
back
and
fight,
you
big
sneak!"
A
drunken
voice
bellowed
hoarsely,
and
a
gunshot
punctuated
the
command.
"Go
on--get
on
the
other
side
of
the
schoolhouse.
Run!
The
fools
will
all
start
to
shooting
now!"
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Line 1
"Aw,
come
back
and
fight,
you
big
sneak!"
Line 2
A
drunken
voice
bellowed
hoarsely,
and
a
gunshot
punctuated
the
command.
Line 3
"Go
on--get
on
the
other
side
of
the
schoolhouse.
Line 4
Run!
Line 5
The
fools
will
all
start
to
shooting
now!"
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"”
Shooting
noun
US /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The fools will all start to shooting now!"”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fools will all start to shooting now!"”
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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 A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
Aw
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back
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bellowed
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big
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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command
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drunken
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fight
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fools
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get
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Go
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gunshot
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hoarsely
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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other
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punctuated
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From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
Run
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From this reading Run!
schoolhouse
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From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
side
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From this reading "Go on--get on the other side of the schoolhouse.
sneak
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From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
voice
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From this reading A drunken voice bellowed hoarsely, and a gunshot punctuated the command.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The fools will all start to shooting now!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aw, come back and fight, you big sneak!"