Chapter VI
"Stealing!" "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc. "Yes. That was about it," he answered. "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
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Chapter VI
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"Stealing!"
"_Stealing!_"
exclaimed
Le
Blanc.
"Yes.
That
was
about
it,"
he
answered.
"Only
this
time
I
tried
to
bag
a
government
and
got
locked
up
for
my
pains.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Stealing!"
Line 2
"_Stealing!_"
exclaimed
Le
Blanc.
Line 3
"Yes.
Line 4
That
was
about
it,"
he
answered.
/ðæt wɑːz əˈbaʊt ɪt hiː ˈanswered/
Line 5
"Only
this
time
I
tried
to
bag
a
government
and
got
locked
up
for
my
pains.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That was about it," he answered.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That was about it," he answered.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.”
All words in this reading · 27
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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 "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
bag
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Blanc
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exclaimed
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From this reading "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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got
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government
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
Le
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From this reading "_Stealing!_" exclaimed Le Blanc.
locked
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
Only
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pains
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Stealing
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From this reading "Stealing!"
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
tried
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up
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From this reading "Only this time I tried to bag a government and got locked up for my pains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was about it," he answered.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.