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Chapter XI

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GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.
"HEY! what was that, Con!"
Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.
"Oh, we're found out!
It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fast Nine

Chapter XI

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.
Line 2
"HEY! what was that, Con!"
Line 3
Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.
Line 4
"Oh, we're found out!
Line 5
It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

Learner Dictionary

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

ANOTHER noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, we're found out!”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.”

Sudden noun US /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.”

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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 It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

all

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From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

CHANCE

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From this reading GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

Con

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From this reading "HEY! what was that, Con!"

Elmer

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

fellow

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From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, we're found out!

gasped

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From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

GIVING

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From this reading GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

heard

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

HEY

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From this reading "HEY! what was that, Con!"

HIMpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading GIVING HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

inside

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

It's

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man

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, we're found out!

other

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From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

out

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From this reading "Oh, we're found out!

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

panic

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Phil

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From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

place

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

say

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

shorter

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From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

suddennounUS /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It's all over, Phil!" gasped the other fellow, in a sudden panic.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "HEY! what was that, Con!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Elmer heard the shorter man say, inside the place.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "HEY! what was that, Con!"

we're

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From this reading "Oh, we're found out!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "HEY! what was that, Con!"