Chapter III
"Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said. He blew out smoke and looked at me through it. "How did things look--inside." "Dusty. But intact, below ground level.
The Night of the Trolls
Chapter III
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"Time
for
business,
Jackson,"
Mallon
said.
He
blew
out
smoke
and
looked
at
me
through
it.
"How
did
things
look--inside."
"Dusty.
But
intact,
below
ground
level.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Time
for
business,
Jackson,"
Mallon
said.
Line 2
He
blew
out
smoke
and
looked
at
me
through
it.
Line 3
"How
did
things
look--inside."
Line 4
"Dusty.
Line 5
But
intact,
below
ground
level.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Below
preposition
US /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “But intact, below ground level.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How did things look--inside."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.”
All words in this reading · 27
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
blew
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From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
business
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From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
Dusty
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From this reading "Dusty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
ground
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From this reading But intact, below ground level.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
How
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From this reading "How did things look--inside."
inside
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From this reading "How did things look--inside."
intact
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From this reading But intact, below ground level.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
Jackson
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From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
level
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From this reading But intact, below ground level.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
Mallon
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From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
out
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From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
said
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From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
smoke
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From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
things
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From this reading "How did things look--inside."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.