Chapter XV
PUZZLED "Looks bad enough." "Yes, the more so as you come closer." "I don't see any way but to go back." "That's right. Lucky we've got room to turn."
Dick Hamilton's Touring Car
Chapter XV
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"Looks
bad
enough."
"Yes,
the
more
so
as
you
come
closer."
"I
don't
see
any
way
but
to
go
back."
"That's
right.
Lucky
we've
got
room
to
turn."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Looks
bad
enough."
Line 2
"Yes,
the
more
so
as
you
come
closer."
Line 3
"I
don't
see
any
way
but
to
go
back."
Line 4
"That's
right.
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Lucky
we've
got
room
to
turn."
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, the more so as you come closer."”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's right.”
All words in this reading · 28
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any
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From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
back
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From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
bad
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From this reading PUZZLED "Looks bad enough."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
closer
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From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
don't
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From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
enough
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From this reading PUZZLED "Looks bad enough."
go
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From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
got
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From this reading Lucky we've got room to turn."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
Looks
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From this reading PUZZLED "Looks bad enough."
Lucky
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From this reading Lucky we've got room to turn."
more
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From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
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From this reading PUZZLED "Looks bad enough."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's right.
room
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From this reading Lucky we've got room to turn."
see
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From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
That's
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From this reading "That's right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
turn
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From this reading Lucky we've got room to turn."
way
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From this reading "I don't see any way but to go back."
we've
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From this reading Lucky we've got room to turn."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, the more so as you come closer."