Chapter X
"Fly swatter got it!" he said. "Whew!" He looked down and patted the clutching hand. "No catassin! The trap in the cabin just wasn't fast enough.
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"Fly
swatter
got
it!"
he
said.
"Whew!"
He
looked
down
and
patted
the
clutching
hand.
"No
catassin!
The
trap
in
the
cabin
just
wasn't
fast
enough.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Fly
swatter
got
it!"
he
said.
Line 2
"Whew!"
Line 3
He
looked
down
and
patted
the
clutching
hand.
Line 4
"No
catassin!
Line 5
The
trap
in
the
cabin
just
wasn't
fast
enough.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked down and patted the clutching hand.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked down and patted the clutching hand.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked down and patted the clutching hand.
cabin
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catassin
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clutching
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down
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enough
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fast
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Fly
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got
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hand
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fly swatter got it!" he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trap in the cabin just wasn't fast enough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Fly swatter got it!" he said.
just
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked down and patted the clutching hand.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No catassin!
patted
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said
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From this reading "Fly swatter got it!" he said.
swatter
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From this reading "Fly swatter got it!" he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked down and patted the clutching hand.
trap
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wasn't
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From this reading The trap in the cabin just wasn't fast enough.
Whew
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From this reading "Whew!"