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Anderson Crow, Detective
Anderson Crow, Detective

Chapter III

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"You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.
"Sure," said Otto, halting.
"Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.
"But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.
"You're aroundt in Sickle Street."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Anderson Crow, Detective

Chapter III

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.
Line 2
"Sure," said Otto, halting.
Line 3
"Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.
Line 4
"But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.
Line 5
"You're aroundt in Sickle Street."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.”

Sickle noun US /ˈsɪkəl/

a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass

From this reading “"You're aroundt in Sickle Street."”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Sure," said Otto, halting.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.”

All words in this reading · 34

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ain'd

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

all

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

Anderson

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From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

aroundt

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From this reading "You're aroundt in Sickle Street."

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

asperity

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From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

Can't

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From this reading "Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.

considerable

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From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

Crow

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From this reading "Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.

demanded

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From this reading "Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.

getting

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

halting

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From this reading "Sure," said Otto, halting.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You're aroundt in Sickle Street."

it's

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From this reading "Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.

man

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

mean

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From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

Mr

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From this reading "Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.

Otto

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From this reading "Sure," said Otto, halting.

perplexed

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

pinker

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

said

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From this reading "Sure," said Otto, halting.

see

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From this reading "Can't you see it's me?" demanded Mr. Crow.

SicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/

a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass

From this reading "You're aroundt in Sickle Street."

Street

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From this reading "You're aroundt in Sickle Street."

SurenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sure," said Otto, halting.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You mean _me_?" asked Anderson, with considerable asperity.

You're

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From this reading "You're aroundt in Sickle Street."

young

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From this reading "But you ain'd here," said the perplexed young man, getting pinker all the time.