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Northern Lights, Complete
Northern Lights, Complete

Chapter IX

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Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.
“Yes, I laughed at Cassy.
While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.
But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”
He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.
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Northern Lights, Complete

Chapter IX

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.
Line 2
“Yes, I laughed at Cassy.
Line 3
While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.
Line 4
But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”
Line 5
He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

Learner Dictionary

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

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.”

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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 Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

accordin

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

Andy's

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From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Yes, I laughed at Cassy.

Black

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From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

Cassy

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From this reading “Yes, I laughed at Cassy.

Christians

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From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

closed

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From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

cured

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

dad

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From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

didn't

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From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

doctor's

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

eyes

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From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

feet

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

get

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

getting

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

head

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Yes, I laughed at Cassy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

jerked

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

laughed

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From this reading “Yes, I laughed at Cassy.

like

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From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

Lumley's

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

man

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

morose

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From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

move

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

near

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

old

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

orders

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

out

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

professing

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From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

spittoon

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From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

suit

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From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

then

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From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

things

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading He jerked his head towards the old man and drew the spittoon near with his feet.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

West

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From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While she was out here at Lumley’s getting cured, accordin’ to the doctor’s orders, things seemed to get a move on in the West.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Black Andy’s eyes half closed with a morose look, then he went on.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, I laughed at Cassy.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But it didn’t suit professing Christians like you, dad.”