Chapter IX
"Suppose it had hit his body?" "Well, it would have hurt him." "Would he have cried?" from Dimples. "No, boy. That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
Danger! and Other Stories
Chapter IX
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"Suppose
it
had
hit
his
body?"
"Well,
it
would
have
hurt
him."
"Would
he
have
cried?"
from
Dimples.
"No,
boy.
That
is
what
games
are
for,
to
teach
you
to
take
a
knock
and
never
show
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Suppose
it
had
hit
his
body?"
Line 2
"Well,
it
would
have
hurt
him."
Line 3
"Would
he
have
cried?"
from
Dimples.
Line 4
"No,
boy.
Line 5
That
is
what
games
are
for,
to
teach
you
to
take
a
knock
and
never
show
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose it had hit his body?"”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would he have cried?" from Dimples.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, it would have hurt him."”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose it had hit his body?"”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, it would have hurt him."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Well, it would have hurt him."”
All words in this reading · 32
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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 That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suppose it had hit his body?"
boy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, boy.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would he have cried?" from Dimples.
Dimples
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From this reading "Would he have cried?" from Dimples.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Would he have cried?" from Dimples.
games
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From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Suppose it had hit his body?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, it would have hurt him."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Would he have cried?" from Dimples.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, it would have hurt him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Suppose it had hit his body?"
hit
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From this reading "Suppose it had hit his body?"
hurt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it would have hurt him."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Suppose it had hit his body?"
knock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, boy.
show
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From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose it had hit his body?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
teach
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From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
Well
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From this reading "Well, it would have hurt him."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, it would have hurt him."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it.