Chapter X
But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right. There's good stuff in him. Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves. And my date book's been full lately. That's the way I like it.
Shorty McCabe
Chapter X
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But
say,
I
guess
Buddy'll
work
out
all
right.
There's
good
stuff
in
him.
Anyways,
I
ain't
losin'
my
eyesight,
tryin'
to
follow
his
curves.
And
my
date
book's
been
full
lately.
That's
the
way
I
like
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
But
say,
I
guess
Buddy'll
work
out
all
right.
Line 2
There's
good
stuff
in
him.
Line 3
Anyways,
I
ain't
losin'
my
eyesight,
tryin'
to
follow
his
curves.
Line 4
And
my
date
book's
been
full
lately.
Line 5
That's
the
way
I
like
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And my date book's been full lately.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's good stuff in him.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.”
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ain't
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all
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Anyways
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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book's
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Buddy'll
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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curves
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date
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eyesight
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follow
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full
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
guess
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's the way I like it.
lately
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like
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losin
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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out
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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say
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stuff
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That's
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tryin
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way
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work
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