Chapter XVIII
"I know better," retorted Jadwin. "I'm watching this thing. You can't tell me anything about it. I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'" "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
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Chapter XVIII
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"I
know
better,"
retorted
Jadwin.
"I'm
watching
this
thing.
You
can't
tell
me
anything
about
it.
I've
got
it
all
figured
out,
your
'new
crop.'"
"Well,
then
you're
the
Lord
Almighty
himself."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
know
better,"
retorted
Jadwin.
Line 2
"I'm
watching
this
thing.
Line 3
You
can't
tell
me
anything
about
it.
Line 4
I've
got
it
all
figured
out,
your
'new
crop.'"
Line 5
"Well,
then
you're
the
Lord
Almighty
himself."
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 “You can't tell me anything about it.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “You can't tell me anything about it.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know better," retorted Jadwin.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can't tell me anything about it.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm watching this thing.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."”
All words in this reading · 31
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
all
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
Almighty
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From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
better
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From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
can't
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From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
crop
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
figured
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
got
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
I've
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
Jadwin
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From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
Lord
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From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
new
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
out
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From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
retorted
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From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
then
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From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
watching
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From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
Well
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From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
you're
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From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"