Chapter IV
THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily. He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe. "Just occurred to me. We must have a look in on him. Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.
Dragon's Blood
Chapter IV
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THE
SWORD-PEN
"Wutzler
was
missing
last
night,"
said
Heywood,
lazily.
He
had
finished
breakfast,
and
lighted
a
short,
fat,
glossy
pipe.
"Just
occurred
to
me.
We
must
have
a
look
in
on
him.
Poor
old
Wutz,
he's
getting
worse
and
worse.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
SWORD-PEN
"Wutzler
was
missing
last
night,"
said
Heywood,
lazily.
Line 2
He
had
finished
breakfast,
and
lighted
a
short,
fat,
glossy
pipe.
Line 3
"Just
occurred
to
me.
Line 4
We
must
have
a
look
in
on
him.
/wiː mʌst hæv ə look ɪn ɑːn hɪm/
Line 5
Poor
old
Wutz,
he's
getting
worse
and
worse.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We must have a look in on him.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must have a look in on him.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must have a look in on him.”
Pipe
noun
US /pipe/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.”
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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 had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
breakfast
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From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
fat
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From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
finished
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getting
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glossy
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From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
he's
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From this reading Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.
Heywood
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
Just
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From this reading "Just occurred to me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
lazily
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
lighted
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From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just occurred to me.
missing
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
night
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
occurred
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From this reading "Just occurred to me.
old
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From this reading Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
pipe
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From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.
said
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had finished breakfast, and lighted a short, fat, glossy pipe.
SWORD-PEN
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just occurred to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must have a look in on him.
worse
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From this reading Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.
Wutz
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From this reading Poor old Wutz, he's getting worse and worse.
Wutzler
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From this reading THE SWORD-PEN "Wutzler was missing last night," said Heywood, lazily.