Chapter VIII
Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock. "Only one more hand after this," he said. "I open it for the limit." "All in," said Cortlandt briefly. "What are you going to do now?"
Ailsa Paige: A Novel
Chapter VIII
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Berkley,
hollow-eyed,
ghastly
white,
but
smiling,
glanced
at
the
clock.
"Only
one
more
hand
after
this,"
he
said.
"I
open
it
for
the
limit."
"All
in,"
said
Cortlandt
briefly.
"What
are
you
going
to
do
now?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Berkley,
hollow-eyed,
ghastly
white,
but
smiling,
glanced
at
the
clock.
Line 2
"Only
one
more
hand
after
this,"
he
said.
Line 3
"I
open
it
for
the
limit."
Line 4
"All
in,"
said
Cortlandt
briefly.
Line 5
"What
are
you
going
to
do
now?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"Only one more hand after this," he said.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only one more hand after this," he said.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Only one more hand after this," he said.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"I open it for the limit."”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
All
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From this reading "All in," said Cortlandt briefly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you going to do now?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
Berkley
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
briefly
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From this reading "All in," said Cortlandt briefly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
clock
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
Cortlandt
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From this reading "All in," said Cortlandt briefly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you going to do now?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I open it for the limit."
ghastly
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
glanced
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
going
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From this reading "What are you going to do now?"
hand
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From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
hollow-eyed
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I open it for the limit."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All in," said Cortlandt briefly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I open it for the limit."
limit
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From this reading "I open it for the limit."
more
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From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
now
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From this reading "What are you going to do now?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
Only
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From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "I open it for the limit."
said
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From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
smiling
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Only one more hand after this," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you going to do now?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you going to do now?"
white
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From this reading Berkley, hollow-eyed, ghastly white, but smiling, glanced at the clock.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you going to do now?"