Chapter X
"Stand still. I can't take a chance with you. You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk. Keep 'em up!" Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
Anderson Crow, Detective
Chapter X
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"Stand
still.
I
can't
take
a
chance
with
you.
You
may
be
trying
to
fool
me
with
this
rube
talk.
Keep
'em
up!"
Swiftly
the
stranger
ran
a
hand
over
Mr.
Crow's
person.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Stand
still.
Line 2
I
can't
take
a
chance
with
you.
Line 3
You
may
be
trying
to
fool
me
with
this
rube
talk.
Line 4
Keep
'em
up!"
Line 5
Swiftly
the
stranger
ran
a
hand
over
Mr.
Crow's
person.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stand still.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stand still.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't take a chance with you.”
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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 I can't take a chance with you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
can't
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From this reading I can't take a chance with you.
chance
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From this reading I can't take a chance with you.
Crow's
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
em
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From this reading Keep 'em up!"
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
hand
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't take a chance with you.
Keep
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From this reading Keep 'em up!"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
Mr
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
person
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
ran
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
rube
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From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
Stand
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From this reading "Stand still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stand still.
stranger
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
Swiftly
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From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't take a chance with you.
talk
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From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swiftly the stranger ran a hand over Mr. Crow's person.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
trying
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From this reading You may be trying to fool me with this rube talk.
up
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From this reading Keep 'em up!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can't take a chance with you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't take a chance with you.