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Indian Tales

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/79 · 5 lines
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"My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
"Ye were there.
Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
'Twas another man, av coorse.
Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Indian Tales

Chapter III

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
Line 2
"Ye were there.
Line 3
Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
Line 4
'Twas another man, av coorse.
Line 5
Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “'Twas another man, av coorse.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”

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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 Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

all

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

av

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From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.

bang

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

bottom

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

coorse

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From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.

Fwhat

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From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!

goin

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From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

got

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

how

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!

jammed

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

Jock

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

man

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From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.

met

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

mind's

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From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

movin

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

Mulvaney

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From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!

past

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

Paythans

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

remimber

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

said

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From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

there

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Ye were there.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

thinkin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!

Twas

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From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.

Tyrone

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

unabashed

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From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

Well

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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Ye were there.

wid

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."

YepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "Ye were there.

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."