Chapter VII
“Out wid yeh!” Patsy bellowed. “I know yer game!” Carter Watson was startled. The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
The Night-Born
Chapter VII
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“Out
wid
yeh!”
Patsy
bellowed.
“I
know
yer
game!”
Carter
Watson
was
startled.
The
man
had
come
upon
him
like
the
eruption
of
a
jack-in-the-box.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Out
wid
yeh!”
Line 2
Patsy
bellowed.
Line 3
“I
know
yer
game!”
Line 4
Carter
Watson
was
startled.
Line 5
The
man
had
come
upon
him
like
the
eruption
of
a
jack-in-the-box.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know yer game!””
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.”
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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 The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
bellowed
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From this reading Patsy bellowed.
Carter
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From this reading Carter Watson was startled.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
eruption
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From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
game
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From this reading “I know yer game!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know yer game!”
jack-in-the-box
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From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know yer game!”
like
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From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
man
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From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
Out
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From this reading “Out wid yeh!”
Patsy
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From this reading Patsy bellowed.
startled
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From this reading Carter Watson was startled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carter Watson was startled.
Watson
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From this reading Carter Watson was startled.
wid
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From this reading “Out wid yeh!”
yeh
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From this reading “Out wid yeh!”
yer
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From this reading “I know yer game!”