Chapter X
IN WHICH ERNEST STRIKES A HEAVY BLOW FOR LIBERTY. "DEAR me! Good gracious! Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor. "I thought you'd gone off with Mr. Thornton.
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IN
WHICH
ERNEST
STRIKES
A
HEAVY
BLOW
FOR
LIBERTY.
"DEAR
me!
Good
gracious!
Why!"
screamed
Betsey,
when
Tom
Thornton
threw
me
upon
the
floor.
"I
thought
you'd
gone
off
with
Mr.
Thornton.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
WHICH
ERNEST
STRIKES
A
HEAVY
BLOW
FOR
LIBERTY.
Line 2
"DEAR
me!
Line 3
Good
gracious!
Line 4
Why!"
screamed
Betsey,
when
Tom
Thornton
threw
me
upon
the
floor.
Line 5
"I
thought
you'd
gone
off
with
Mr.
Thornton.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good gracious!”
LIBERTY
noun
US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “IN WHICH ERNEST STRIKES A HEAVY BLOW FOR LIBERTY.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you'd gone off with Mr. Thornton.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.”
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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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Betsey
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BLOW
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DEAR
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From this reading "DEAR me!
ERNEST
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floor
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gone
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GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good gracious!
gracious
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From this reading Good gracious!
HEAVY
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you'd gone off with Mr. Thornton.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST STRIKES A HEAVY BLOW FOR LIBERTY.
LIBERTYnounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST STRIKES A HEAVY BLOW FOR LIBERTY.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "DEAR me!
Mr
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off
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screamed
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STRIKES
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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 Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.
Thornton
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you'd gone off with Mr. Thornton.
threw
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From this reading Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.
Tom
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From this reading Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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Why
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From this reading Why!" screamed Betsey, when Tom Thornton threw me upon the floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I thought you'd gone off with Mr. Thornton.
you'd
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From this reading "I thought you'd gone off with Mr. Thornton.