Chapter XI
Noll's eyes were reddening angrily. "Speak out, man," he exclaimed. "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue. If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand. What's in your mind?"
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Chapter XI
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Noll's
eyes
were
reddening
angrily.
"Speak
out,
man,"
he
exclaimed.
"Don't
shilly-shally
with
your
tongue.
If
there's
harm
afoot,
by
God,
I
can
take
a
hand.
What's
in
your
mind?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Noll's
eyes
were
reddening
angrily.
Line 2
"Speak
out,
man,"
he
exclaimed.
Line 3
"Don't
shilly-shally
with
your
tongue.
Line 4
If
there's
harm
afoot,
by
God,
I
can
take
a
hand.
Line 5
What's
in
your
mind?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What's in your mind?"”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Speak out, man," he exclaimed.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.”
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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 If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
afoot
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From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
angrily
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From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
Don't
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exclaimed
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eyes
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God
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hand
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harm
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What's in your mind?"
man
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From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What's in your mind?"
Noll's
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out
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reddening
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shilly-shally
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Speak
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From this reading "Speak out, man," he exclaimed.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
there's
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From this reading If there's harm afoot, by God, I can take a hand.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Noll's eyes were reddening angrily.
What's
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From this reading What's in your mind?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't shilly-shally with your tongue.