Chapter X
Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears. "Steady, old fellow, steady. Where did they hit you, Jim?" "In the shoulder. I'm sick."
A Man Four-Square
Chapter X
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Billie
Stands
Pat
Clanton
came
back
out
of
the
haze
to
find
his
friend's
arm
around
his
waist,
the
sound
of
his
strong,
cheerful
voice
in
his
ears.
"Steady,
old
fellow,
steady.
Where
did
they
hit
you,
Jim?"
"In
the
shoulder.
I'm
sick."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Billie
Stands
Pat
Clanton
came
back
out
of
the
haze
to
find
his
friend's
arm
around
his
waist,
the
sound
of
his
strong,
cheerful
voice
in
his
ears.
Line 2
"Steady,
old
fellow,
steady.
Line 3
Where
did
they
hit
you,
Jim?"
Line 4
"In
the
shoulder.
Line 5
I'm
sick."
Learner Dictionary
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Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.”
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arm
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From this reading Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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back
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Billie
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came
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cheerful
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Clanton
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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ears
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fellow
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From this reading "Steady, old fellow, steady.
find
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friend's
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haze
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hit
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I'm
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From this reading I'm sick."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Jim
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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From this reading "Steady, old fellow, steady.
out
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Pat
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shoulder
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From this reading "In the shoulder.
sick
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From this reading I'm sick."
sound
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Stands
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Steady
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From this reading "Steady, old fellow, steady.
strong
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From this reading Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where did they hit you, Jim?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.
voice
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From this reading Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.
waist
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From this reading Billie Stands Pat Clanton came back out of the haze to find his friend's arm around his waist, the sound of his strong, cheerful voice in his ears.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did they hit you, Jim?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where did they hit you, Jim?"