Chapter X
“We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin. “You play a good game.” “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce. “I rarely do as well as that.” “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
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Chapter X
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“We’re
not
so
badly
matched,”
he
remarked
when
they
finished
and
he
had
won
by
a
narrow
margin.
“You
play
a
good
game.”
“You
got
the
best
there
was
in
me!”
said
Bruce.
“I
rarely
do
as
well
as
that.”
“Let’s
rest
and
have
a
drink.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“We’re
not
so
badly
matched,”
he
remarked
when
they
finished
and
he
had
won
by
a
narrow
margin.
Line 2
“You
play
a
good
game.”
Line 3
“You
got
the
best
there
was
in
me!”
said
Bruce.
Line 4
“I
rarely
do
as
well
as
that.”
Line 5
“Let’s
rest
and
have
a
drink.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Drink
noun
US /drink/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s rest and have a drink.””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You play a good game.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Let’s rest and have a drink.””
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s rest and have a drink.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I rarely do as well as that.””
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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 “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
badly
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
best
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From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
Bruce
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From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
drink
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From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
finished
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
game
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From this reading “You play a good game.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You play a good game.”
got
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From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
margin
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
matched
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
narrow
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
play
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From this reading “You play a good game.”
rarely
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From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
remarked
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
said
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From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
there
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From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
We're
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
well
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From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
won
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From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You play a good game.”