Chapter XXXIII
JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!" "That's what! Wanting to help us was all part of the trick." "I wonder how they overpowered him? He was a strong man."
Dick Hamilton's Touring Car
Chapter XXXIII
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JUST
IN
TIME
"Say,
they're
regular
kidnappers!"
"That's
what!
Wanting
to
help
us
was
all
part
of
the
trick."
"I
wonder
how
they
overpowered
him?
He
was
a
strong
man."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
JUST
IN
TIME
"Say,
they're
regular
kidnappers!"
Line 2
"That's
what!
Line 3
Wanting
to
help
us
was
all
part
of
the
trick."
Line 4
"I
wonder
how
they
overpowered
him?
Line 5
He
was
a
strong
man."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."”
TIME
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"”
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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 He was a strong man."
all
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From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a strong man."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder how they overpowered him?
how
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From this reading "I wonder how they overpowered him?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder how they overpowered him?
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"
JUST
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From this reading JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"
kidnappers
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From this reading JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"
man
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From this reading He was a strong man."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
overpowered
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From this reading "I wonder how they overpowered him?
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
regular
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Say
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From this reading JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"
strong
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From this reading He was a strong man."
That's
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From this reading "That's what!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder how they overpowered him?
they're
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From this reading JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST IN TIME "Say, they're regular kidnappers!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
trick
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From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
Wanting
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From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wanting to help us was all part of the trick."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what!
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder how they overpowered him?