Chapter II
"I'm not dead yet!" Morrison shouted at them. He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf. At twenty feet, he missed. He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
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"I'm
not
dead
yet!"
Morrison
shouted
at
them.
He
drew
his
revolver
and
fired
at
the
nearest
wolf.
At
twenty
feet,
he
missed.
He
went
down
on
one
knee,
held
the
revolver
tightly
in
both
hands
and
fired
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I'm
not
dead
yet!"
Line 2
Morrison
shouted
at
them.
Line 3
He
drew
his
revolver
and
fired
at
the
nearest
wolf.
Line 4
At
twenty
feet,
he
missed.
Line 5
He
went
down
on
one
knee,
held
the
revolver
tightly
in
both
hands
and
fired
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm not dead yet!"”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morrison shouted at them.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I'm not dead yet!"”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morrison shouted at them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm not dead yet!"
down
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From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
feet
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From this reading At twenty feet, he missed.
fired
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From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
held
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From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm not dead yet!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
knee
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From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
missed
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From this reading At twenty feet, he missed.
Morrison
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From this reading Morrison shouted at them.
nearest
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From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not dead yet!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
revolver
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From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morrison shouted at them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Morrison shouted at them.
tightly
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From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
twenty
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From this reading At twenty feet, he missed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down on one knee, held the revolver tightly in both hands and fired again.
wolf
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From this reading He drew his revolver and fired at the nearest wolf.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I'm not dead yet!"