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The Vegetable
The Vegetable

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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SNOOKS.
Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.
They’ll double cross you in a minute.
JERRY.
Who sold you out?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Vegetable

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SNOOKS.
Line 2
Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.
Line 3
They’ll double cross you in a minute.
Line 4
JERRY.
Line 5
Who sold you out?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Double noun US /double/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They’ll double cross you in a minute.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.”

All words in this reading · 19

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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 They’ll double cross you in a minute.

Aw

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From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

cross

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From this reading They’ll double cross you in a minute.

double

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From this reading They’ll double cross you in a minute.

game

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From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

JERRY

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From this reading JERRY.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

minute

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From this reading They’ll double cross you in a minute.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

out

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From this reading Who sold you out?

SNOOKS

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From this reading SNOOKS.

sold

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From this reading Who sold you out?

straight

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From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

They'll

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From this reading They’ll double cross you in a minute.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who sold you out?

who's

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From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Aw, you never know who’s straight in this game.