Chapter VII
"But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed. "What! Must I drag the words out of you? Come on! I'll make a start.
The Teeth of the Tiger
Chapter VII
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"But,
Chief,"
spluttered
Mazeroux,
utterly
nonplussed.
"What!
Must
I
drag
the
words
out
of
you?
Come
on!
I'll
make
a
start.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But,
Chief,"
spluttered
Mazeroux,
utterly
nonplussed.
Line 2
"What!
/wʌt/
Line 3
Must
I
drag
the
words
out
of
you?
Line 4
Come
on!
/come ɑːn/
Line 5
I'll
make
a
start.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on!”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll make a start.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must I drag the words out of you?”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll make a start.”
All words in this reading · 21
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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 I'll make a start.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed.
Chief
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From this reading "But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on!
drag
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From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
I'll
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From this reading I'll make a start.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll make a start.
Mazeroux
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From this reading "But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
nonplussed
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From this reading "But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on!
out
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From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
spluttered
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From this reading "But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll make a start.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
utterly
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From this reading "But, Chief," spluttered Mazeroux, utterly nonplussed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
words
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From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Must I drag the words out of you?