Chapter XIX
"What is the matter, Mrs. Brown?" I asked. "It's master!" she gasped. "Oh, 'ow 'e frightened me! If you had seen 'is eyes, Mr. Colmore, sir.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
Chapter XIX
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"What
is
the
matter,
Mrs.
Brown?"
I
asked.
"It's
master!"
she
gasped.
"Oh,
'ow
'e
frightened
me!
If
you
had
seen
'is
eyes,
Mr.
Colmore,
sir.
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Line 1
"What
is
the
matter,
Mrs.
Brown?"
Line 2
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 3
"It's
master!"
she
gasped.
Line 4
"Oh,
'ow
'e
frightened
me!
Line 5
If
you
had
seen
'is
eyes,
Mr.
Colmore,
sir.
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
Brown
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Colmore
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e
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eyes
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frightened
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gasped
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had seen 'is eyes, Mr. Colmore, sir.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had seen 'is eyes, Mr. Colmore, sir.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the matter, Mrs. Brown?"
It's
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master
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matter
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, 'ow 'e frightened me!
Mr
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Mrs
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Oh
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ow
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seen
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's master!" she gasped.
sir
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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 "What is the matter, Mrs. Brown?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the matter, Mrs. Brown?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had seen 'is eyes, Mr. Colmore, sir.