Chapter XVII
OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew. The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited. "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause. "But don't you come in here. I warn you away!
Dick Hamilton's Airship
Chapter XVII
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OFF
FOR
THE
START
Uncle
Ezra
Larabee
stood
fairly
glaring
at
his
nephew.
The
crabbed
old
man
seemed
strangely
excited.
"No,
there
ain't
nothing
going
to
blow
up,"
he
said,
after
a
pause.
"But
don't
you
come
in
here.
I
warn
you
away!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OFF
FOR
THE
START
Uncle
Ezra
Larabee
stood
fairly
glaring
at
his
nephew.
Line 2
The
crabbed
old
man
seemed
strangely
excited.
Line 3
"No,
there
ain't
nothing
going
to
blow
up,"
he
said,
after
a
pause.
Line 4
"But
don't
you
come
in
here.
Line 5
I
warn
you
away!
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 “"No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But don't you come in here.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But don't you come in here.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.”
START
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.”
Strangely
noun
US /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.”
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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 "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
ain't
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
away
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From this reading I warn you away!
blow
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
crabbed
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don't
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From this reading "But don't you come in here.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
Ezra
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fairly
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From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
glaring
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From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
going
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I warn you away!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But don't you come in here.
Larabee
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man
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From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
nephew
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
OFF
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From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
old
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pause
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said
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The crabbed old man seemed strangely excited.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
there
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
Uncle
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From this reading OFF FOR THE START Uncle Ezra Larabee stood fairly glaring at his nephew.
up
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From this reading "No, there ain't nothing going to blow up," he said, after a pause.
warn
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From this reading I warn you away!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But don't you come in here.