Chapter IX
PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy." "Sai." "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back." "Can do." The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Dragon's Blood
Chapter IX
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PASSAGE
AT
ARMS
"Boy."
"Sai."
"S'pose
Mr.
Forrester
bym-by
come,
you
talkee
he,
master
no
got,
you
chin-chin
he
come-back."
"Can
do."
The
long-coated
boy
scuffed
away,
across
the
chunam
floor,
and
disappeared
in
the
darkness.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PASSAGE
AT
ARMS
"Boy."
Line 2
"Sai."
Line 3
"S'pose
Mr.
Forrester
bym-by
come,
you
talkee
he,
master
no
got,
you
chin-chin
he
come-back."
Line 4
"Can
do."
/kæn duː/
Line 5
The
long-coated
boy
scuffed
away,
across
the
chunam
floor,
and
disappeared
in
the
darkness.
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."”
Disappeared
noun
US /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.”
PASSAGE
noun
US /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."”
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
ARMS
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From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
away
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From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Boy
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From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
bym-by
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can do."
chin-chin
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
chunam
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From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
come-back
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
darkness
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From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Can do."
floor
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From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
Forrester
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
got
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
long-coated
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From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
master
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Mr
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
PASSAGEnounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PASSAGE AT ARMS "Boy."
S'pose
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
Sai
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From this reading "Sai."
scuffed
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From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
talkee
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From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long-coated boy scuffed away, across the chunam floor, and disappeared in the darkness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "S'pose Mr. Forrester bym-by come, you talkee he, master no got, you chin-chin he come-back."