Chapter III
"Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully. She regarded him with disapproval. "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on. "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly. He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
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Chapter III
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"Did
you
see
my
smoke?"
he
queried
cheerfully.
She
regarded
him
with
disapproval.
"Talk
about
your
magic
carpets!"
he
went
on.
"Do
you
mind
removing
that
sack
from
my
foot?"
she
said
coldly.
He
looked,
and
lifted
his
weight
quickly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Did
you
see
my
smoke?"
he
queried
cheerfully.
Line 2
She
regarded
him
with
disapproval.
Line 3
"Talk
about
your
magic
carpets!"
he
went
on.
Line 4
"Do
you
mind
removing
that
sack
from
my
foot?"
she
said
coldly.
Line 5
He
looked,
and
lifted
his
weight
quickly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
carpets
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From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.
cheerfully
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From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
coldly
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From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
disapproval
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From this reading She regarded him with disapproval.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She regarded him with disapproval.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
lifted
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From this reading He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
magic
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From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.
queried
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From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
quickly
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From this reading He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
regarded
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From this reading She regarded him with disapproval.
removing
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From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
sack
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said
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see
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From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She regarded him with disapproval.
smoke
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Talk
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From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mind removing that sack from my foot?" she said coldly.
weight
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From this reading He looked, and lifted his weight quickly.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She regarded him with disapproval.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see my smoke?" he queried cheerfully.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Talk about your magic carpets!" he went on.