Chapter VI
"You know, Gus. Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added. "Sure!" said Gus. "Where did you take him?" "McGann's, Third near Fifty-Eighth."
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Chapter VI
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"You
know,
Gus.
Swell
guy
with
the
tile
and
the
wedding
fixings,"
some
one
added.
"Sure!"
said
Gus.
"Where
did
you
take
him?"
"McGann's,
Third
near
Fifty-Eighth."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
know,
Gus.
Line 2
Swell
guy
with
the
tile
and
the
wedding
fixings,"
some
one
added.
Line 3
"Sure!"
said
Gus.
Line 4
"Where
did
you
take
him?"
/wer dɪd juː take hɪm/
Line 5
"McGann's,
Third
near
Fifty-Eighth."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know, Gus.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure!" said Gus.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where did you take him?"”
Third
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"McGann's, Third near Fifty-Eighth."”
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you take him?"
Fifty-Eighth
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From this reading "McGann's, Third near Fifty-Eighth."
fixings
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From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
Gus
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From this reading "You know, Gus.
guy
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From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where did you take him?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know, Gus.
McGann's
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From this reading "McGann's, Third near Fifty-Eighth."
near
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From this reading "McGann's, Third near Fifty-Eighth."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
said
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From this reading "Sure!" said Gus.
some
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From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure!" said Gus.
Swell
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From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where did you take him?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "McGann's, Third near Fifty-Eighth."
tile
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From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
wedding
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From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you take him?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Swell guy with the tile and the wedding fixings," some one added.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, Gus.