Chapter IX
“Have you flint and steel?” “It is here!” “Then I will light it to-night.” “I die happy to hear you say so. They shot me, Gerard.
The Adventures of Gerard
Chapter IX
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“Have
you
flint
and
steel?”
“It
is
here!”
“Then
I
will
light
it
to-night.”
“I
die
happy
to
hear
you
say
so.
They
shot
me,
Gerard.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Have
you
flint
and
steel?”
Line 2
“It
is
here!”
/ɪt ɪz here/
Line 3
“Then
I
will
light
it
to-night.”
Line 4
“I
die
happy
to
hear
you
say
so.
Line 5
They
shot
me,
Gerard.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Flint
noun
US /flint/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you flint and steel?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you flint and steel?””
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I die happy to hear you say so.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is here!””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Have you flint and steel?”
die
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From this reading “I die happy to hear you say so.
flint
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From this reading “Have you flint and steel?”
Gerard
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From this reading They shot me, Gerard.
happy
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From this reading “I die happy to hear you say so.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you flint and steel?”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I die happy to hear you say so.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is here!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I will light it to-night.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is here!”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is here!”
light
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From this reading “Then I will light it to-night.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They shot me, Gerard.
say
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From this reading “I die happy to hear you say so.
shot
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From this reading They shot me, Gerard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I die happy to hear you say so.
steel
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From this reading “Have you flint and steel?”
Then
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From this reading “Then I will light it to-night.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shot me, Gerard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I die happy to hear you say so.
to-night
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From this reading “Then I will light it to-night.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then I will light it to-night.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you flint and steel?”