Chapter XIII
“Sure!” said Wilfred. She slipped a card into his hand. “That’s my home address. It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints. If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
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Chapter XIII
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“Sure!”
said
Wilfred.
She
slipped
a
card
into
his
hand.
“That’s
my
home
address.
It’s
nicer
there
than
these
Raines
Law
joints.
If
you
come
in
the
afternoon
I
can
give
you
more
time.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Sure!”
said
Wilfred.
Line 2
She
slipped
a
card
into
his
hand.
Line 3
“That’s
my
home
address.
Line 4
It’s
nicer
there
than
these
Raines
Law
joints.
Line 5
If
you
come
in
the
afternoon
I
can
give
you
more
time.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She slipped a card into his hand.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure!” said Wilfred.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.”
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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 She slipped a card into his hand.
address
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From this reading “That’s my home address.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
card
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From this reading She slipped a card into his hand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
give
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From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
hand
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From this reading She slipped a card into his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She slipped a card into his hand.
home
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From this reading “That’s my home address.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She slipped a card into his hand.
It's
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From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
joints
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From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
Law
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From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
more
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From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’s my home address.
nicer
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From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
Raines
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From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
said
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From this reading “Sure!” said Wilfred.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slipped a card into his hand.
slipped
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From this reading She slipped a card into his hand.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure!” said Wilfred.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
That's
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From this reading “That’s my home address.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
there
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From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It’s nicer there than these Raines Law joints.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.
Wilfred
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From this reading “Sure!” said Wilfred.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you come in the afternoon I can give you more time.