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Man to Man
Man to Man

Chapter XXIII

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STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!
How savage you do look!"
Steve started and whirled.
No; this time he was not dreaming.
It was Terry.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Man to Man

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!
Line 2
How savage you do look!"
Line 3
Steve started and whirled.
Line 4
No; this time he was not dreaming.
Line 5
It was Terry.

Learner Dictionary

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

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How savage you do look!"”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No; this time he was not dreaming.”

All words in this reading · 27

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Steve started and whirled.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

Dear

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How savage you do look!"

dreaming

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From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

How

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From this reading How savage you do look!"

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Terry.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How savage you do look!"

Man

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

Mr

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

PLACE

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

RIDES

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

savage

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From this reading How savage you do look!"

started

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From this reading Steve started and whirled.

STEVE

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

TEMPLE

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From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

Terry

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From this reading It was Terry.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading STEVE RIDES BY THE TEMPLE PLACE "Dear me, Mr. Man!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading No; this time he was not dreaming.

whirled

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From this reading Steve started and whirled.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading How savage you do look!"