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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square

Chapter XVII

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Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
"Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
"That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man Four-Square

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
Line 2
The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Line 3
Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
Line 4
"Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
Line 5
"That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”

Sharply noun US /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

Billie

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

cave

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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

Clanton

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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

crackling

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

crept

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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

fierce

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

fireworks

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

flames

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

goin

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

grinned

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

joined

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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

Lee

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From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.

lifting

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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

like

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

Looks

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

Modern

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

Musketeers

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

nonsense

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From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

out

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

purpose

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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

river-bank

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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

rolled

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

said

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From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.

served

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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.

smoke

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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

stifle

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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

That's

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From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

Three

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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.

up

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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.

we're

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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.