Chapter VII
Nils screwed up his eyes. "That I don't know. When she says." Joe threw out his chest. "Das-a way boys talks.
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Chapter VII
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Nils
screwed
up
his
eyes.
"That
I
don't
know.
When
she
says."
Joe
threw
out
his
chest.
"Das-a
way
boys
talks.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Nils
screwed
up
his
eyes.
Line 2
"That
I
don't
know.
Line 3
When
she
says."
Line 4
Joe
threw
out
his
chest.
Line 5
"Das-a
way
boys
talks.
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That I don't know.”
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boys
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chest
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Das-a
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don't
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eyes
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From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I don't know.
Joe
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That I don't know.
Nils
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out
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says
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From this reading When she says."
screwed
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she says."
talks
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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I don't know.
threw
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From this reading Joe threw out his chest.
up
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From this reading Nils screwed up his eyes.
way
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From this reading "Das-a way boys talks.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she says."