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Kora in Hell: Improvisations
Kora in Hell: Improvisations

Chapter III

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XV.
’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
Out with him!
By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kora in Hell: Improvisations

Chapter III

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
XV.
Line 2
’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
Line 3
Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
Line 4
Out with him!
Line 5
By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.”

Pinched noun US /ˈpinched/

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

From this reading “By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.”

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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 By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

barren

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

carefully

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

carries

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

certain

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

cha

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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

cold

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

cupiscent

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

destiny

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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

distinction

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

down

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

face

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

filling

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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

girlhood

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

Here's

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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Out with him!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

M

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

men

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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

N

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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

needs

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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

now

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

oak

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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

Out

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From this reading Out with him!

pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/

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

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

prepared

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

pretty

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

quasi-maidenly

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

simple

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

six

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

space

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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

stages

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

tune

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

up

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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.

very

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

vulgarities

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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.

wind's

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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Out with him!

XV

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From this reading XV.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.