Chapter VI
“A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it. “Pooh! the devil take the pipe! A very strange story that! Pray how was it?” [Endnote: 1.]
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Chapter VI
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“A
print
of
blood!”
said
the
grim
Doctor,
breaking
his
pipe-stem
by
some
sudden
spasm
in
his
gripe
of
it.
“Pooh!
the
devil
take
the
pipe!
A
very
strange
story
that!
Pray
how
was
it?”
[Endnote:
1.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“A
print
of
blood!”
said
the
grim
Doctor,
breaking
his
pipe-stem
by
some
sudden
spasm
in
his
gripe
of
it.
Line 2
“Pooh!
the
devil
take
the
pipe!
Line 3
A
very
strange
story
that!
Line 4
Pray
how
was
it?”
Line 5
[Endnote:
1.]
Learner Dictionary
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Blood
noun
US /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
Pipe
noun
US /pipe/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pooh! the devil take the pipe!”
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1
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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 “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
breaking
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
devil
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From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
Endnote
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grim
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
gripe
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
how
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From this reading Pray how was it?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
pipe
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From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
pipe-stem
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
Pooh
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From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
Pray
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From this reading Pray how was it?”
print
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
said
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
some
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
spasm
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From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
story
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From this reading A very strange story that!
strange
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From this reading A very strange story that!
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pooh! the devil take the pipe!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A very strange story that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A print of blood!” said the grim Doctor, breaking his pipe-stem by some sudden spasm in his gripe of it.
very
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From this reading A very strange story that!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pray how was it?”