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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square

Chapter XXII

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Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.
Up till that time he had been on probation.
Now he was a full-fledged killer.
Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.
"Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.
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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 XXII

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.
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Up till that time he had been on probation.
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Now he was a full-fledged killer.
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Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.
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"Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Up till that time he had been on probation.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading “Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Up till that time he had been on probation.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Up till that time he had been on probation.”

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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 Now he was a full-fledged killer.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

any

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

Clanton

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

corral

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

Declines

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

destiny

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

dust

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

em

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From this reading "Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.

escape

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

established

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

friends

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

full-fledged

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From this reading Now he was a full-fledged killer.

Go-Get

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From this reading "Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.

gunman

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

hoped

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

Jim

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

killer

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From this reading Now he was a full-fledged killer.

large

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From this reading "Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

longer

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

lying

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

moment

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

Now

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From this reading Now he was a full-fledged killer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

Offer

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

out

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

probation

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From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

Receives

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

reputation

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

spoke

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From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

title

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From this reading "Go-Get-'em Jim" was his title at large.

Up

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From this reading Up till that time he had been on probation.

walked

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From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Jim Receives and Declines an Offer From the moment that Clanton walked out of the corral and left the dead gunman lying in the dust his reputation was established.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Nobody any longer spoke of him by his last name, except those friends who still hoped he might escape his destiny.