Chapter X
"Look here, Jim," he snarled. "You've got to play square. If you do me dirt, I'll fix you. Understand? I'd eat you, Jim.
Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories
Chapter X
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"Look
here,
Jim,"
he
snarled.
"You've
got
to
play
square.
If
you
do
me
dirt,
I'll
fix
you.
Understand?
I'd
eat
you,
Jim.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Look
here,
Jim,"
he
snarled.
Line 2
"You've
got
to
play
square.
Line 3
If
you
do
me
dirt,
I'll
fix
you.
Line 4
Understand?
/understand/
Line 5
I'd
eat
you,
Jim.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here, Jim," he snarled.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here, Jim," he snarled.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Understand?”
All words in this reading · 20
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dirt
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From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
eat
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From this reading I'd eat you, Jim.
fix
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From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
got
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From this reading "You've got to play square.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look here, Jim," he snarled.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Jim," he snarled.
I'd
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From this reading I'd eat you, Jim.
I'll
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From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
Jim
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From this reading "Look here, Jim," he snarled.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Jim," he snarled.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
play
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From this reading "You've got to play square.
snarled
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From this reading "Look here, Jim," he snarled.
square
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From this reading "You've got to play square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You've got to play square.
UnderstandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Understand?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you do me dirt, I'll fix you.
You've
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From this reading "You've got to play square.