Chapter X
"I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared. "I've got your name and number. If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights." "Sure," I said laughing. "You identify him, then?"
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"I
know
you!"
cried
the
brash
voice,
now
thoroughly
scared.
"I've
got
your
name
and
number.
If
anything
happens
to
our
man
we've
got
you
dead
to
rights."
"Sure,"
I
said
laughing.
"You
identify
him,
then?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
know
you!"
cried
the
brash
voice,
now
thoroughly
scared.
Line 2
"I've
got
your
name
and
number.
Line 3
If
anything
happens
to
our
man
we've
got
you
dead
to
rights."
Line 4
"Sure,"
I
said
laughing.
Line 5
"You
identify
him,
then?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got your name and number.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure," I said laughing.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've got your name and number.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
brash
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From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
got
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From this reading "I've got your name and number.
happens
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From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You identify him, then?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
I've
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From this reading "I've got your name and number.
identify
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From this reading "You identify him, then?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
laughing
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From this reading "Sure," I said laughing.
man
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From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got your name and number.
now
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From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
number
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From this reading "I've got your name and number.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
rights
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From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
said
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From this reading "Sure," I said laughing.
scared
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From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure," I said laughing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
then
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From this reading "You identify him, then?"
thoroughly
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From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
voice
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From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
we've
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From this reading If anything happens to our man we've got you dead to rights."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know you!" cried the brash voice, now thoroughly scared.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've got your name and number.