Chapter XIII
DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks. "What is this? Who are you?" For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine. "Who am I?" asked the man.
Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Chapter XIII
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DICK'S
BRAVE
ACT
"Hold
on!"
cried
Dick,
as
he
saw
revealed
a
maze
of
wheels,
levers,
belts
and
cranks.
"What
is
this?
Who
are
you?"
For
an
instant
he
thought
the
thing
might
be
an
infernal
machine.
"Who
am
I?"
asked
the
man.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DICK'S
BRAVE
ACT
"Hold
on!"
cried
Dick,
as
he
saw
revealed
a
maze
of
wheels,
levers,
belts
and
cranks.
Line 2
"What
is
this?
/wʌt ɪz ðɪs/
Line 3
Who
are
you?"
/huː ɑːr juː/
Line 4
For
an
instant
he
thought
the
thing
might
be
an
infernal
machine.
Line 5
"Who
am
I?"
asked
the
man.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who am I?" asked the man.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.”
Infernal
adjective
US /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading “For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.”
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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 DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
ACT
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Who am I?" asked the man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are you?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who am I?" asked the man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
belts
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
BRAVE
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
cranks
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
Dick
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
DICK'S
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
Hold
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Who am I?" asked the man.
infernaladjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
instant
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From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is this?
levers
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
machine
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From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
man
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From this reading "Who am I?" asked the man.
maze
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
revealed
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
saw
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What is this?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is this?
wheels
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From this reading DICK'S BRAVE ACT "Hold on!" cried Dick, as he saw revealed a maze of wheels, levers, belts and cranks.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who are you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who are you?"