Chapter XII
“No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled. “And what of it?” Slim snarled. “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.” “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
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Chapter XII
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“No
man
of
your
build
and
make-up
could
have
escaped
them,”
Fatty
wheedled.
“And
what
of
it?”
Slim
snarled.
“It’s
no
reason
for
a
gentleman
to
boast
of
amorous
triumphs.”
“Oh,
go
on,
be
a
good
fellow,”
Fatty
urged.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No
man
of
your
build
and
make-up
could
have
escaped
them,”
Fatty
wheedled.
Line 2
“And
what
of
it?”
/ənd wʌt ʌv ɪt/
Line 3
Slim
snarled.
Line 4
“It’s
no
reason
for
a
gentleman
to
boast
of
amorous
triumphs.”
Line 5
“Oh,
go
on,
be
a
good
fellow,”
Fatty
urged.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.”
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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 “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
amorous
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From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
boast
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From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
build
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From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
escaped
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From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
Fatty
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From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
fellow
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From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
go
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From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And what of it?”
It's
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From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
make-up
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From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
man
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From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
reason
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From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
Slim
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From this reading Slim snarled.
snarled
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From this reading Slim snarled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
triumphs
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From this reading “It’s no reason for a gentleman to boast of amorous triumphs.”
urged
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From this reading “Oh, go on, be a good fellow,” Fatty urged.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what of it?”
wheedled
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From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No man of your build and make-up could have escaped them,” Fatty wheedled.