Chapter VI
“New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea. Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all. Came right up an’ I patted it on the head. It’s mine. ’Brien’s drunk—beashly drunk.
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“New
idea,”
he
volunteered,
“brand
new
idea.
Jes’
caught
it—no
trouble
at
all.
Came
right
up
an’
I
patted
it
on
the
head.
It’s
mine.
’Brien’s
drunk—beashly
drunk.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“New
idea,”
he
volunteered,
“brand
new
idea.
Line 2
Jes’
caught
it—no
trouble
at
all.
Line 3
Came
right
up
an’
I
patted
it
on
the
head.
Line 4
It’s
mine.
Line 5
’Brien’s
drunk—beashly
drunk.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
idea
noun
US /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea.”
Collocations
New ideaA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
idea heA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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all
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From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
beashly
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From this reading ’Brien’s drunk—beashly drunk.
brand
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From this reading “New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea.
Brien's
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From this reading ’Brien’s drunk—beashly drunk.
Came
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caught
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From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
drunk
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From this reading ’Brien’s drunk—beashly drunk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea.
head
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From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
It's
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From this reading It’s mine.
Jes
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From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s mine.
New
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From this reading “New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
patted
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From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
trouble
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From this reading Jes’ caught it—no trouble at all.
up
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From this reading Came right up an’ I patted it on the head.
volunteered
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From this reading “New idea,” he volunteered, “brand new idea.