Chapter XXIV
A Hopeful Clew
“Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy. “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings. “See here, you’ve won a big race. You’re rich. If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
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Chapter XXIV · A Hopeful Clew
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“Did
you
want
to
see
me,
Dale,”
inquired
Andy.
“Yes,
I
do,
and
bad,”
responded
Dale
Billings.
“See
here,
you’ve
won
a
big
race.
You’re
rich.
If
it
hadn’t
been
for
me
and
Gus
Talbot,
you
wouldn’t
be.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Did
you
want
to
see
me,
Dale,”
inquired
Andy.
Line 2
“Yes,
I
do,
and
bad,”
responded
Dale
Billings.
Line 3
“See
here,
you’ve
won
a
big
race.
Line 4
You’re
rich.
Line 5
If
it
hadn’t
been
for
me
and
Gus
Talbot,
you
wouldn’t
be.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““See here, you’ve won a big race.”
Inquired
noun
US /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.”
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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 “See here, you’ve won a big race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
Andy
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From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
bad
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From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
big
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From this reading “See here, you’ve won a big race.
Billings
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From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
Dale
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From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
Gus
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
hadn't
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See here, you’ve won a big race.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
race
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From this reading “See here, you’ve won a big race.
responded
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From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
rich
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From this reading You’re rich.
see
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From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
Talbot
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
want
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From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
won
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From this reading “See here, you’ve won a big race.
wouldn't
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From this reading If it hadn’t been for me and Gus Talbot, you wouldn’t be.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, I do, and bad,” responded Dale Billings.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you want to see me, Dale,” inquired Andy.
You're
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From this reading You’re rich.
you've
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From this reading “See here, you’ve won a big race.