Chapter II
“What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy. “Fuentes,” the gypsy said. “That’s a good name,” Manuel said. The gypsy smiled, showing his teeth. “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
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Chapter II
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“What’s
your
name,
kid?”
he
asked
the
gypsy.
“Fuentes,”
the
gypsy
said.
“That’s
a
good
name,”
Manuel
said.
The
gypsy
smiled,
showing
his
teeth.
“You
take
the
bull
and
give
him
a
little
run
when
he
comes
out,”
Manuel
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What’s
your
name,
kid?”
he
asked
the
gypsy.
Line 2
“Fuentes,”
the
gypsy
said.
Line 3
“That’s
a
good
name,”
Manuel
said.
Line 4
The
gypsy
smiled,
showing
his
teeth.
Line 5
“You
take
the
bull
and
give
him
a
little
run
when
he
comes
out,”
Manuel
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s a good name,” Manuel said.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.”
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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 “That’s a good name,” Manuel said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
bull
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From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
comes
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From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
Fuentes
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From this reading “Fuentes,” the gypsy said.
give
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From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s a good name,” Manuel said.
gypsy
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From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gypsy smiled, showing his teeth.
kid
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From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
Manuel
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From this reading “That’s a good name,” Manuel said.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
out
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From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
run
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From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
said
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From this reading “Fuentes,” the gypsy said.
showing
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, showing his teeth.
smiled
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, showing his teeth.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
teeth
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From this reading The gypsy smiled, showing his teeth.
That's
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From this reading “That’s a good name,” Manuel said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
What's
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From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You take the bull and give him a little run when he comes out,” Manuel said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s your name, kid?” he asked the gypsy.