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Chapter XV

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"Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
But that isn't what'll knock him out."
"Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
"Right you are.
He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Drowsy

Chapter XV

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
Line 2
But that isn't what'll knock him out."
Line 3
"Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
Line 4
"Right you are.
/right juː ɑːr/
Line 5
He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Right you are.”

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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 "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

ale

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

all

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Right you are.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

Berhabs

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

bottle

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

bud

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

colliding

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

dod

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

gare

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

ginger

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

habbened

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

He'd

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

hid

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

house

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

isn't

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From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

iv

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

knock

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From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

liver

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

locomotive

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

much

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

out

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From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

pill

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

RightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Right you are.

shouldn'd

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

show

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From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

size

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

state

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

there

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From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

way

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

what'll

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From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.

Yep

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From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Right you are.