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Freckles
Freckles

Chapter VI

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Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Freckles

Chapter VI

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
Line 2
He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
Line 3
His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
Line 4
He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
Line 5
He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

Learner Dictionary

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

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.”

Snatches plural noun US /snætʃɪz/

short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing

From this reading “He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.”

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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 Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

Angel

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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

Boss

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

circled

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

debt

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

declaration

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

divide

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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

evenly

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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

eyes

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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

Fight

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

following

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

Freckles

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

full

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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

fullest

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

glistened

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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

happy

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

heart

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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

inexpressibly

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

joy

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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

kept

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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

Limberlost

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

magnitude

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

McLean

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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

night's

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

Occurs

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

owed

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

promises

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

realized

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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.

rigorously

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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

ringing

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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

Shoot

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/

short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing

From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

song

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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

Straight

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

strove

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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

tears

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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.

well

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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

Wherein

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.

wires

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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.

Women

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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.