Chapter XXXI
THE WRECK "What do they mean?" "What's their game, anyhow?" "They'll ram us if they don't look out!" "Maybe they've lost control of her!" "Dick, if that's your uncle, tell him to watch where he's going!"
Dick Hamilton's Airship
Chapter XXXI
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THE
WRECK
"What
do
they
mean?"
"What's
their
game,
anyhow?"
"They'll
ram
us
if
they
don't
look
out!"
"Maybe
they've
lost
control
of
her!"
"Dick,
if
that's
your
uncle,
tell
him
to
watch
where
he's
going!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
WRECK
"What
do
they
mean?"
Line 2
"What's
their
game,
anyhow?"
Line 3
"They'll
ram
us
if
they
don't
look
out!"
Line 4
"Maybe
they've
lost
control
of
her!"
Line 5
"Dick,
if
that's
your
uncle,
tell
him
to
watch
where
he's
going!"
Learner Dictionary
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Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dick, if that's your uncle, tell him to watch where he's going!"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They'll ram us if they don't look out!"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dick, if that's your uncle, tell him to watch where he's going!"”
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anyhow
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control
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Dick
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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don't
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game
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going
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he's
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Maybe they've lost control of her!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dick, if that's your uncle, tell him to watch where he's going!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "They'll ram us if they don't look out!"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They'll ram us if they don't look out!"
lost
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Maybe
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mean
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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ram
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dick, if that's your uncle, tell him to watch where he's going!"
that's
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "What's their game, anyhow?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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They'll
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they've
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From this reading "Maybe they've lost control of her!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uncle
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They'll ram us if they don't look out!"
watch
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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What's
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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WRECK
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dick, if that's your uncle, tell him to watch where he's going!"