Chapter VI
"No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily. "What you got?" "Hunh? What kind of a plane? Why, it's a tractor.
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"No
brains--that's
the
main
trouble
with
the
game,"
commented
Bland
Halliday,
after
he
had
exhaled
a
long,
thin
wreath
of
smoke
which
he
watched
dreamily.
"What
you
got?"
"Hunh?
What
kind
of
a
plane?
Why,
it's
a
tractor.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"No
brains--that's
the
main
trouble
with
the
game,"
commented
Bland
Halliday,
after
he
had
exhaled
a
long,
thin
wreath
of
smoke
which
he
watched
dreamily.
Line 2
"What
you
got?"
Line 3
"Hunh?
Line 4
What
kind
of
a
plane?
Line 5
Why,
it's
a
tractor.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.”
Thin
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “"No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.”
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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 "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
Bland
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
brains
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
commented
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
dreamily
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
exhaled
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
game
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
got
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From this reading "What you got?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
Halliday
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
Hunh
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From this reading "Hunh?
it's
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From this reading Why, it's a tractor.
kind
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From this reading What kind of a plane?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
main
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
plane
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From this reading What kind of a plane?
smoke
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
that's
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
tractor
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From this reading Why, it's a tractor.
trouble
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
watched
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you got?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
Why
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From this reading Why, it's a tractor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
wreath
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From this reading "No brains--that's the main trouble with the game," commented Bland Halliday, after he had exhaled a long, thin wreath of smoke which he watched dreamily.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you got?"