Chapter III
“Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes. Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.” “By Jove! It sounds the limit.” Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
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“Tall
and
thin
and
white-faced,
with
bumpy
cheek-bones,
and
hollows
under
them,
and
queer
green
eyes.
Oh,
and
little
goldy
side-whiskers.”
“By
Jove!
It
sounds
the
limit.”
Gyp
murmured,
with
a
smile:
“Yes;
I
think
perhaps
he
is.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Tall
and
thin
and
white-faced,
with
bumpy
cheek-bones,
and
hollows
under
them,
and
queer
green
eyes.
Line 2
Oh,
and
little
goldy
side-whiskers.”
Line 3
“By
Jove!
Line 4
It
sounds
the
limit.”
Line 5
Gyp
murmured,
with
a
smile:
“Yes;
I
think
perhaps
he
is.”
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.””
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.””
Thin
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading ““Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.””
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.”
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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 Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
bumpy
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By Jove!
cheek-bones
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
eyes
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
goldy
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From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
green
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
Gyp
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From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
hollows
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounds the limit.”
Jove
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From this reading “By Jove!
limit
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From this reading It sounds the limit.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
murmured
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From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
Oh
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From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
perhaps
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From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
queer
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
side-whiskers
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From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
smile
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From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
sounds
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From this reading It sounds the limit.”
Tall
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It sounds the limit.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
white-faced
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From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
Yes
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From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”