Chapter IX
Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed. "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said. "Why didn't you think of that before? The bank manager is in Austin." "What the blazes is he doing there?"
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Chapter IX
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Mike's
eyes
opened
wider
and
wider
as
the
scheme
was
disclosed.
"Lord,
what
a
head
you
have,
Sam!"
he
said.
"Why
didn't
you
think
of
that
before?
The
bank
manager
is
in
Austin."
"What
the
blazes
is
he
doing
there?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mike's
eyes
opened
wider
and
wider
as
the
scheme
was
disclosed.
Line 2
"Lord,
what
a
head
you
have,
Sam!"
he
said.
Line 3
"Why
didn't
you
think
of
that
before?
Line 4
The
bank
manager
is
in
Austin."
Line 5
"What
the
blazes
is
he
doing
there?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Why didn't you think of that before?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why didn't you think of that before?”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
Austin
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From this reading The bank manager is in Austin."
bank
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From this reading The bank manager is in Austin."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Why didn't you think of that before?
blazes
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didn't
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disclosed
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doing
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eyes
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From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
head
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From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bank manager is in Austin."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bank manager is in Austin."
Lord
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From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
manager
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From this reading The bank manager is in Austin."
Mike's
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From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why didn't you think of that before?
opened
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From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
said
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Sam
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From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
scheme
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From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why didn't you think of that before?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
there
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From this reading "What the blazes is he doing there?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't you think of that before?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.
Why
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From this reading "Why didn't you think of that before?
wider
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From this reading Mike's eyes opened wider and wider as the scheme was disclosed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lord, what a head you have, Sam!" he said.