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Man to Man

Chapter XIX

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TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.
"He sha'n't.
I won't let him!"
Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.
She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Man to Man

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.
Line 2
"He sha'n't.
Line 3
I won't let him!"
Line 4
Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.
Line 5
She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

Learner Dictionary

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

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.”

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “I won't let him!"”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.”

All words in this reading · 41

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abruptly

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

car

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

coming

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

CONFRONTS

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

Creek

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

die

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

down

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

Father's

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

gathering

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

going

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

got

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

head

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

HELL-FIRE

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I won't let him!"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I won't let him!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

just

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I won't let him!"

met

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

out

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

PACKARD

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

Red

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

riding

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

seeing

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

sha'n't

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From this reading "He sha'n't.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

speed

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

starting

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From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

Steve

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From this reading Steve Packard, riding into Red Creek, met Terry coming out.

TERRY

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From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading TERRY CONFRONTS HELL-FIRE PACKARD "Father's got it in his head he is going to die!" cried Terry.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was just starting, her car gathering speed; seeing him she drew down abruptly.

won't

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From this reading I won't let him!"