Chapter II
The shill growled but tucked his knife away. Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over. The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan. "Pick another game, strangers," he said. "Kippy made a little mistake."
Gambler's World
Chapter II
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The
shill
growled
but
tucked
his
knife
away.
Reluctantly
he
peeled
a
bill
from
a
fat
roll
and
handed
it
over.
The
newcomer
looked
from
Retief
to
Magnan.
"Pick
another
game,
strangers,"
he
said.
"Kippy
made
a
little
mistake."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
shill
growled
but
tucked
his
knife
away.
Line 2
Reluctantly
he
peeled
a
bill
from
a
fat
roll
and
handed
it
over.
Line 3
The
newcomer
looked
from
Retief
to
Magnan.
Line 4
"Pick
another
game,
strangers,"
he
said.
Line 5
"Kippy
made
a
little
mistake."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Pick another game, strangers," he said.”
Growled
noun
US /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The shill growled but tucked his knife away.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kippy made a little mistake."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.”
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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 Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
away
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From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
bill
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From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
fat
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From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
game
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From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
handed
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
Kippy
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From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
knife
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From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
made
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From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
Magnan
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From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
mistake
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From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
newcomer
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From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
peeled
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Pick
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From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
Reluctantly
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From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
Retief
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From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
roll
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said
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From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
shill
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strangers
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
tucked
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From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.