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Hellflower

Chapter II

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Martin fumbled for words.
"Why, er--" he started, lamely.
"This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."
"Is this true?" demanded Martin of Farradyne.
"I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hellflower

Chapter II

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Martin fumbled for words.
Line 2
"Why, er--" he started, lamely.
Line 3
"This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."
Line 4
"Is this true?" demanded Martin of Farradyne.
Line 5
"I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.”

All words in this reading · 33

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accident

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From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

Bog

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

bum

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

Charles

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

demanded

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From this reading "Is this true?" demanded Martin of Farradyne.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

dumped

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

er

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From this reading "Why, er--" he started, lamely.

Farradyne

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Martin fumbled for words.

fumbled

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From this reading Martin fumbled for words.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Why, er--" he started, lamely.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

hot-rock

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

lamely

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From this reading "Why, er--" he started, lamely.

Martin

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From this reading Martin fumbled for words.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Is this true?" demanded Martin of Farradyne.

rum-lushing

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

said

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From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

spacer

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From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

started

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From this reading "Why, er--" he started, lamely.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

there

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From this reading "I did have an accident there," said Farradyne.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This rum-lushing bum is Charles Farradyne, the hot-rock that dumped his spacer into The Bog."

true

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From this reading "Is this true?" demanded Martin of Farradyne.

Why

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From this reading "Why, er--" he started, lamely.

words

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From this reading Martin fumbled for words.