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Chapter XI

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III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
"This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
"The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
How does the wound look?"
"Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Blacksheep! Blacksheep!

Chapter XI

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.
Line 2
"This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.
Line 3
"The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.
Line 4
How does the wound look?"
Line 5
"Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

Learner Dictionary

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

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How does the wound look?"”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.”

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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 "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

air's

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

all

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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

announced

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

Archie

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

arm

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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

assisted

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

bed

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

begin

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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

Congdon

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

crippled

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How does the wound look?"

exercising

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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

going

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

How

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From this reading How does the wound look?"

III

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

inspected

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

intention

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

Like

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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How does the wound look?"

mark

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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

nine

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

place

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From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

Putney

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

said

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

setting

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

shoulder

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

soon

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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

soreness

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From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The doctor told me to begin exercising that arm as soon as the soreness left it.

up

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From this reading "This air's setting me up," said Putney, as Archie inspected the crippled shoulder.

usual

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From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

vaccination

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading III At nine when Congdon announced his intention of going to bed Archie assisted him as usual.

wound

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From this reading How does the wound look?"

wrong

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Like a vaccination mark in the wrong place; that's all.