Chapter I
A POOR START. "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!" "Punch his head!" "Hit him in the face, Mike!" "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"
Terry's Trials and Triumphs
Chapter I
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A
POOR
START.
"Give
it
to
him,
Terry--that's
the
style!"
"Punch
his
head!"
"Hit
him
in
the
face,
Mike!"
"Good
for
you,
Terry--that
was
a
daisy!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
A
POOR
START.
/ə poor start/
Line 2
"Give
it
to
him,
Terry--that's
the
style!"
Line 3
"Punch
his
head!"
Line 4
"Hit
him
in
the
face,
Mike!"
Line 5
"Good
for
you,
Terry--that
was
a
daisy!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"”
POOR
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A POOR START.”
START
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A POOR START.”
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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 POOR START.
daisy
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From this reading "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"
face
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From this reading "Hit him in the face, Mike!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"
Give
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From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"
head
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From this reading "Punch his head!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Punch his head!"
Hit
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From this reading "Hit him in the face, Mike!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hit him in the face, Mike!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
Mike
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From this reading "Hit him in the face, Mike!"
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A POOR START.
Punch
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From this reading "Punch his head!"
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A POOR START.
style
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From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
Terry
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From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"
that's
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From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Give it to him, Terry--that's the style!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good for you, Terry--that was a daisy!"