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Apache devil

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/83 · 5 lines
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“Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.
For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.
Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.
As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.
“Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.
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Apache devil

Chapter II

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.
Line 2
For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.
Line 3
Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.
Line 4
As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.
Line 5
“Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading ““Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.”

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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 Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

bar

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From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

Bear

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From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

Black

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From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

called

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From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

Cheetim

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From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

commanded

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From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

direction

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From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

doorway

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From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

down

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From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

face

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From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

followed

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From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

friend

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From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

Gian-nah-tah

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

girl

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From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

glance

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From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

Go

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From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

Goldie

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From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

hesitated

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

instant

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

John

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From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

pointing

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From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

room

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

said

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From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

see

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From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

Shoz-Dijiji

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From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.

smiled

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From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

sometime

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From this reading “Come down and see me sometime, John,” she said.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

then

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As they passed the bar the girl called Goldie smiled into the face of Shoz-Dijiji.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Go!” commanded the Black Bear, pointing toward the doorway.

turned

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

walked

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From this reading For an instant Gian-nah-tah hesitated; then he turned and walked from the room.

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without even a glance in the direction of Cheetim, Shoz-Dijiji followed his friend.