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Brain Twister

Chapter X

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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"I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.
On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.
He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.
It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.
Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Brain Twister

Chapter X

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.
Line 2
On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.
Line 3
He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.
Line 4
It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.
Line 5
Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “"I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.”

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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 He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

abruptly

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

back

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

Boyd

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

Burris

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

damned

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

doing

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From this reading It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.

Dr

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

entered

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

FBI

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

Gamble

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

gave

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.

got

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

grabbing

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

head

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

hurry

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

I'll

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

important

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From this reading It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

inhabited

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.

Las

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

Malone

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

men

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

office

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

offices

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

orders

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

phone

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

quick

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

said

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

satisfaction

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

seeing

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

series

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From this reading He gave a series of quick orders, and got the satisfaction, as he left, of seeing one of the FBI men grabbing for a phone in a hurry.

small

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

talking

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From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

things

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From this reading It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.

two

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

Vegas

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was good to be _doing_ things again, important things.

way

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From this reading On the way, he stopped in at another small office, this one inhabited by the two FBI men from Las Vegas.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Burris, Boyd and Dr. Gamble were still talking as Malone entered.

wheeled

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From this reading "I'll be damned," he said again, abruptly, and wheeled around to head back to the offices.