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Northwest!

Chapter III

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"I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.
All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."
"You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.
"When Deering arrives we'll help you up."
Jimmy pondered.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Northwest!

Chapter III

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.
Line 2
All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."
Line 3
"You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.
Line 4
"When Deering arrives we'll help you up."
Line 5
Jimmy pondered.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"When Deering arrives we'll help you up."”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.”

All words in this reading · 29

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All

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From this reading All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

arrives

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From this reading "When Deering arrives we'll help you up."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."

Deering

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From this reading "When Deering arrives we'll help you up."

don't

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From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

doubt

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From this reading All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."

firmly

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From this reading "You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.

get

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From this reading All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "When Deering arrives we'll help you up."

hurt

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From this reading All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."

hurts

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From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

Jimmy

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From this reading Jimmy pondered.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

mustn't

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From this reading "You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

pondered

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From this reading Jimmy pondered.

said

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From this reading "You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.

spot

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From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

Stannard

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From this reading "You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

try

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From this reading "You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.

up

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From this reading All hurt; I doubt if I can get up."

we'll

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From this reading "When Deering arrives we'll help you up."

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When Deering arrives we'll help you up."

worse

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From this reading "I don't know if one spot hurts worse than another.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You mustn't try," said Stannard firmly.