Chapter XV
G. I didn't care. It took the edge off him. M. 'Took the edge off him'? Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
Soldiers Three
Chapter XV
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G.
I
didn't
care.
It
took
the
edge
off
him.
M.
'Took
the
edge
off
him'?
Gaddy,
you--you--you
_mustn't_,
you
know!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
G.
I
didn't
care.
Line 2
It
took
the
edge
off
him.
Line 3
M.
Line 4
'Took
the
edge
off
him'?
Line 5
Gaddy,
you--you--you
_mustn't_,
you
know!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took the edge off him.”
All words in this reading · 15
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care
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From this reading G. I didn't care.
didn't
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From this reading G. I didn't care.
edge
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From this reading It took the edge off him.
G
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From this reading G. I didn't care.
Gaddy
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took the edge off him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading G. I didn't care.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took the edge off him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
M
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From this reading M.
mustn't
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off
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From this reading It took the edge off him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It took the edge off him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took the edge off him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!