Chapter I
“There comes the Green Imp.” “How can you tell?” “Don't you hear? Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em. Anybody else would stop and fix up.
Red Pepper Burns
Chapter I
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“There
comes
the
Green
Imp.”
“How
can
you
tell?”
“Don't
you
hear?
Red's
coming
in
on
five
cylinders
for
all
he
can
get
out
of
'em.
Anybody
else
would
stop
and
fix
up.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“There
comes
the
Green
Imp.”
Line 2
“How
can
you
tell?”
Line 3
“Don't
you
hear?
Line 4
Red's
coming
in
on
five
cylinders
for
all
he
can
get
out
of
'em.
Line 5
Anybody
else
would
stop
and
fix
up.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “Anybody else would stop and fix up.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don't you hear?”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How can you tell?””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Anybody else would stop and fix up.”
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all
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From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
AnybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can you tell?”
comes
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coming
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cylinders
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Don't
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else
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em
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five
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fix
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
get
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From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
Green
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From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you hear?
How
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From this reading “How can you tell?”
Imp
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From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
out
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From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
Red's
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From this reading Red's coming in on five cylinders for all he can get out of 'em.
stop
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From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can you tell?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
There
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From this reading “There comes the Green Imp.”
up
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From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anybody else would stop and fix up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can you tell?”