Chapter X
On the ninth night, when Shorty had carried the dust home, he had a fit. "I quit, Smoke, I quit," he began. "I know when I got enough. I ain't dreamin'. I'm wide awake.
Smoke Bellew
Chapter X
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On
the
ninth
night,
when
Shorty
had
carried
the
dust
home,
he
had
a
fit.
"I
quit,
Smoke,
I
quit,"
he
began.
"I
know
when
I
got
enough.
I
ain't
dreamin'.
I'm
wide
awake.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
On
the
ninth
night,
when
Shorty
had
carried
the
dust
home,
he
had
a
fit.
Line 2
"I
quit,
Smoke,
I
quit,"
he
began.
Line 3
"I
know
when
I
got
enough.
Line 4
I
ain't
dreamin'.
Line 5
I'm
wide
awake.
Learner Dictionary
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Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I quit, Smoke, I quit," he began.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know when I got enough.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ain't
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awake
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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carried
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dreamin
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dust
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enough
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fit
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got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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home
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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night
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ninth
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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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quit
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Shorty
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Smoke
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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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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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wide
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From this reading I'm wide awake.