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Chapter VI

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"Yes.
I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.
You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.
He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.
After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Final Proof

Chapter VI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yes.
Line 2
I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.
Line 3
You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.
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He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.
Line 5
After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.”

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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 I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

acquire

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

alias

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

away

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

Billy

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From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

chair

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

clean-cut

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From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

crook

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

dread

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

electric

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

fellow

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

Jack

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

keep

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

Morgan

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From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

murder

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

now

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From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

other

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

out

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

pal

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From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

people's

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

property

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

put

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

Randal

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

ready

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

Red

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From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

said

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From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

see

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

Sing

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From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

story

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From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

Tommy

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

up

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

verify

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From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was at one time a pal of Billy the Red, now in Sing Sing.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I think that Morgan has told me a clean-cut story, though, as I said before, we must verify it.

White

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From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

wholesome

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From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading After that fellow was put away he took up with Tommy White, alias Jack Randal.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see, he is a crook and ready to acquire other people's property, but I think he has a wholesome dread of the electric chair that will keep him out of murder.