Chapter X
Mauger chuckled mirthlessly, deprecatingly. "Don't want you should git mad," he protested. Brander shook his head, his eyes sobering. "Of course not. What is it?"
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Chapter X
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Mauger
chuckled
mirthlessly,
deprecatingly.
"Don't
want
you
should
git
mad,"
he
protested.
Brander
shook
his
head,
his
eyes
sobering.
"Of
course
not.
What
is
it?"
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Line 1
Mauger
chuckled
mirthlessly,
deprecatingly.
Line 2
"Don't
want
you
should
git
mad,"
he
protested.
Line 3
Brander
shook
his
head,
his
eyes
sobering.
Line 4
"Of
course
not.
/ʌv course nɑːt/
Line 5
What
is
it?"
/wʌt ɪz ɪt/
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Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course not.”
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Brander
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chuckled
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From this reading Mauger chuckled mirthlessly, deprecatingly.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course not.
deprecatingly
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Don't
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eyes
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git
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't want you should git mad," he protested.
head
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From this reading Brander shook his head, his eyes sobering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brander shook his head, his eyes sobering.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?"
mad
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Mauger
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mirthlessly
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From this reading Mauger chuckled mirthlessly, deprecatingly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course not.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course not.
protested
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shook
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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sobering
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From this reading Brander shook his head, his eyes sobering.
want
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From this reading "Don't want you should git mad," he protested.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't want you should git mad," he protested.