Chapter XVI
THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly. Then a light came over his face, and he said: "By Jove, old man! I believe you're right." "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
Dick Hamilton's Touring Car
Chapter XVI
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THE
LAME
MAN
For
a
moment
Dick
stared
at
his
chum
uncomprehendingly.
Then
a
light
came
over
his
face,
and
he
said:
"By
Jove,
old
man!
I
believe
you're
right."
"I'm
sure
of
it,"
declared
Paul.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LAME
MAN
For
a
moment
Dick
stared
at
his
chum
uncomprehendingly.
Line 2
Then
a
light
came
over
his
face,
and
he
said:
Line 3
"By
Jove,
old
man!
Line 4
I
believe
you're
right."
Line 5
"I'm
sure
of
it,"
declared
Paul.
Learner Dictionary
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Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe you're right."”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then a light came over his face, and he said:”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe you're right."”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm sure of it," declared Paul.”
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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 THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe you're right."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove, old man!
came
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From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
chum
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From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
declared
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From this reading "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
Dick
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From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
face
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From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe you're right."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
Jove
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From this reading "By Jove, old man!
LAME
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light
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From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
MAN
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moment
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From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
old
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From this reading "By Jove, old man!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
Paul
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From this reading "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe you're right."
said
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From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
stared
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From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm sure of it," declared Paul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
Then
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From this reading Then a light came over his face, and he said:
uncomprehendingly
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From this reading THE LAME MAN For a moment Dick stared at his chum uncomprehendingly.
you're
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From this reading I believe you're right."