Chapter XI
Malone looked thoughtful and concerned. "Things are certainly bad," he said. "But how's money going to make things any better?" Palveri almost dropped his cigar. Malone watched it lovingly.
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Chapter XI
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Malone
looked
thoughtful
and
concerned.
"Things
are
certainly
bad,"
he
said.
"But
how's
money
going
to
make
things
any
better?"
Palveri
almost
dropped
his
cigar.
Malone
watched
it
lovingly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Malone
looked
thoughtful
and
concerned.
Line 2
"Things
are
certainly
bad,"
he
said.
Line 3
"But
how's
money
going
to
make
things
any
better?"
Line 4
Palveri
almost
dropped
his
cigar.
Line 5
Malone
watched
it
lovingly.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Malone looked thoughtful and concerned.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But how's money going to make things any better?"”
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almost
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From this reading Palveri almost dropped his cigar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Malone looked thoughtful and concerned.
any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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bad
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better
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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certainly
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cigar
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concerned
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dropped
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going
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Things are certainly bad," he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Palveri almost dropped his cigar.
how's
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Malone watched it lovingly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Malone looked thoughtful and concerned.
lovingly
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Malone
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money
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Palveri
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said
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Things
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thoughtful
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From this reading Malone looked thoughtful and concerned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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watched
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From this reading Malone watched it lovingly.