Chapter IX
"Cousin grasshopper! He could eat you--if he could see you." "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita. Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not." "How little he knows you!"
Red Men and White
Chapter IX
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"Cousin
grasshopper!
He
could
eat
you--if
he
could
see
you."
"There
are
other
things
in
this
world
besides
brute
muscle,
Lolita.
Your
gringo
thinks
I
am
worth
notice,
if
you
do
not."
"How
little
he
knows
you!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Cousin
grasshopper!
Line 2
He
could
eat
you--if
he
could
see
you."
Line 3
"There
are
other
things
in
this
world
besides
brute
muscle,
Lolita.
Line 4
Your
gringo
thinks
I
am
worth
notice,
if
you
do
not."
Line 5
"How
little
he
knows
you!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “"There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could eat you--if he could see you."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How little he knows you!"”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
brute
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could eat you--if he could see you."
Cousin
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From this reading "Cousin grasshopper!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
eat
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From this reading He could eat you--if he could see you."
grasshopper
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From this reading "Cousin grasshopper!
gringo
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From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could eat you--if he could see you."
How
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From this reading "How little he knows you!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He could eat you--if he could see you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
knows
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From this reading "How little he knows you!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little he knows you!"
Lolita
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
muscle
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
notice
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From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
other
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
see
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From this reading He could eat you--if he could see you."
There
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
things
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
thinks
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From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
world
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From this reading "There are other things in this world besides brute muscle, Lolita.
worth
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From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He could eat you--if he could see you."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your gringo thinks I am worth notice, if you do not."