Chapter VIII
AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly. "Take that thing off! Oh, I'll be bitten to death! Take it off, somebody! What is it, anyhow?"
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Chapter VIII
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AN
INTERRUPTED
FEAST
"Oh,
oh,
oh!"
yelled
Codfish,
dancing
around
the
room
wildly.
"Take
that
thing
off!
Oh,
I'll
be
bitten
to
death!
Take
it
off,
somebody!
What
is
it,
anyhow?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AN
INTERRUPTED
FEAST
"Oh,
oh,
oh!"
yelled
Codfish,
dancing
around
the
room
wildly.
Line 2
"Take
that
thing
off!
Line 3
Oh,
I'll
be
bitten
to
death!
Line 4
Take
it
off,
somebody!
Line 5
What
is
it,
anyhow?"
Learner Dictionary
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Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
INTERRUPTED
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Take it off, somebody!”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take that thing off!”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Take that thing off!”
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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
anyhow
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
bitten
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Codfish
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dancing
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death
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FEAST
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I'll
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INTERRUPTEDnounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it, anyhow?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take it off, somebody!
off
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From this reading "Take that thing off!
Oh
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
room
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Take it off, somebody!
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take that thing off!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Take that thing off!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take that thing off!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, I'll be bitten to death!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it, anyhow?"
wildly
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.
yelled
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED FEAST "Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Codfish, dancing around the room wildly.