Lesson XXVII: Vocabulary in Context

1.4. Phrasal Actions with OUT FIND OUT means realize , discover . SHOUT OUT means cry . LOOK OUT means watch , pay attention , be careful . BREAK OUT means begin . COME OUT OF means appear leaving something . HAND OUT means distribute . POINT OUT means indicate . FILL OUT means answer questions in a form . PUT OUT means extinguish . Situation: John and his younger brother Billy are talking. Billy: Something very strange happened to me the other day at my club meeting. The club members had just appointed me treasurer when a man entered our club house. He was very excited. John: What was he excited about? Billy: It took us a lot of time to FIND that OUT. First of all, he made us COME OUT of the club house. Then he HANDED OUT some forms to everyone and told us to FILL them OUT. Next, we saw a man across the street GETTING OUT OF his car and coming toward us. He was dressed in a white uniform. John: What did the first man look like? Billy: Oh, I LEFT that OUT; he looked like a big Texan. Anyway, he kept looking at the man who had gotten out of the car. Then, he seemed to recognize him and he SHOUTED OUT, “LOOK OUT FOR the car!” and try to run away. John: What happened then? Billy: A fight BROKE OUT between the two men. After a while, the man in white coat won. John: Did you find out what it was all about? Billy: I believe, we did. After the fight, the man in the white coat POINTED OUT that the Texan was supposed to be a swindler and he had to catch him. After he told us this, he PUT OUT his flashlight and they both left. John: Did you believe him? Billy: I guess so, but we never did FIND OUT for sure what it was all about.