Chapter III
“You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney. “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.” “A girl?” cried Peter, in wonder. “Sure thing,” said the other. “That’s the way we always work.
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“You’ve
got
to
use
your
wits,”
said
McGivney.
“But
I’ll
give
you
one
tip;
get
yourself
a
girl.”
“A
girl?”
cried
Peter,
in
wonder.
“Sure
thing,”
said
the
other.
“That’s
the
way
we
always
work.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You’ve
got
to
use
your
wits,”
said
McGivney.
Line 2
“But
I’ll
give
you
one
tip;
get
yourself
a
girl.”
Line 3
“A
girl?”
cried
Peter,
in
wonder.
Line 4
“Sure
thing,”
said
the
other.
Line 5
“That’s
the
way
we
always
work.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A girl?” cried Peter, in wonder.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.””
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure thing,” said the other.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure thing,” said the other.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.””
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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 “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
always
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From this reading “That’s the way we always work.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A girl?” cried Peter, in wonder.
get
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From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
girl
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From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
give
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From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
got
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From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
I'll
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From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A girl?” cried Peter, in wonder.
McGivney
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From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
other
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From this reading “Sure thing,” said the other.
Peter
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From this reading “A girl?” cried Peter, in wonder.
said
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From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure thing,” said the other.
That's
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From this reading “That’s the way we always work.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Sure thing,” said the other.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure thing,” said the other.
tip
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From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
use
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From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
way
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From this reading “That’s the way we always work.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That’s the way we always work.
wits
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From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
wonder
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From this reading “A girl?” cried Peter, in wonder.
work
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From this reading “That’s the way we always work.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”
You've
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From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve got to use your wits,” said McGivney.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But I’ll give you one tip; get yourself a girl.”