Chapter XV
For a moment this seemed to annoy Chi Foxy, but his face suddenly brightened. "Clue?" he said. "Say, friend, I wouldn't ask you to arrest me on any such clue as a speck of red pepper. No, sir! But I've got a clue that'll mean something.
Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective
Chapter XV
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For
a
moment
this
seemed
to
annoy
Chi
Foxy,
but
his
face
suddenly
brightened.
"Clue?"
he
said.
"Say,
friend,
I
wouldn't
ask
you
to
arrest
me
on
any
such
clue
as
a
speck
of
red
pepper.
No,
sir!
But
I've
got
a
clue
that'll
mean
something.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
For
a
moment
this
seemed
to
annoy
Chi
Foxy,
but
his
face
suddenly
brightened.
Line 2
"Clue?"
he
said.
Line 3
"Say,
friend,
I
wouldn't
ask
you
to
arrest
me
on
any
such
clue
as
a
speck
of
red
pepper.
Line 4
No,
sir!
Line 5
But
I've
got
a
clue
that'll
mean
something.
Learner Dictionary
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Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment this seemed to annoy Chi Foxy, but his face suddenly brightened.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But I've got a clue that'll mean something.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a moment this seemed to annoy Chi Foxy, but his face suddenly brightened.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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annoy
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any
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arrest
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ask
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brightened
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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Chi
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Clue
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face
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Foxy
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friend
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got
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Clue?" he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment this seemed to annoy Chi Foxy, but his face suddenly brightened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I've
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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mean
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moment
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, sir!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Say, friend, I wouldn't ask you to arrest me on any such clue as a speck of red pepper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Say, friend, I wouldn't ask you to arrest me on any such clue as a speck of red pepper.
pepper
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red
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said
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From this reading "Clue?" he said.
Say
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sir
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From this reading No, sir!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I've got a clue that'll mean something.
speck
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Say, friend, I wouldn't ask you to arrest me on any such clue as a speck of red pepper.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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that'll
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From this reading But I've got a clue that'll mean something.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For a moment this seemed to annoy Chi Foxy, but his face suddenly brightened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment this seemed to annoy Chi Foxy, but his face suddenly brightened.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Say, friend, I wouldn't ask you to arrest me on any such clue as a speck of red pepper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, friend, I wouldn't ask you to arrest me on any such clue as a speck of red pepper.