Chapter XVI
“For my Great Luke. He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.” “No wonder. He was a physician. You’re not.”
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Chapter XVI
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“For
my
Great
Luke.
He’s
the
master-hand
of
all
Four
when
it
comes
to
devils.”
“No
wonder.
He
was
a
physician.
You’re
not.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“For
my
Great
Luke.
Line 2
He’s
the
master-hand
of
all
Four
when
it
comes
to
devils.”
Line 3
“No
wonder.
Line 4
He
was
a
physician.
Line 5
You’re
not.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““For my Great Luke.”
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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 was a physician.
all
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From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
comes
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From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
devils
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From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
Four
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From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a physician.
He's
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From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
Luke
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From this reading “For my Great Luke.
master-hand
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From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No wonder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You’re not.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
physician
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From this reading He was a physician.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a physician.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
wonder
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From this reading “No wonder.
You're
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From this reading You’re not.”