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Smoke Bellew
Smoke Bellew

Chapter II

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That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
"It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
"You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Smoke Bellew

Chapter II

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
Line 2
"It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
Line 3
"You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
Line 4
Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
Line 5
I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.”

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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 That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

back

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From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

Bellew

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From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

demands

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From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

dope

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

explained

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From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

get

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

gink

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

hard

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From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

health

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From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

I'll

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From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

instalments

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

It's

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From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

kick

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From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

Kit

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From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

man

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From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

night

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From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

note

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From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

O'Hara

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From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

old

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From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

only

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From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

out

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

serial

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

several

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From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

some

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.

Sorry

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From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

twice

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From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

vacation

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From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

weeks

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From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."

wrote

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From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.

You'll

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From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.