Chapter XIII
His good spirits disappointed me. But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour. I knew him too well by this time to be deceived. "I've got it!" I cried in his ear.
The Amateur Cracksman
Chapter XIII
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His
good
spirits
disappointed
me.
But
I
knew
the
man:
he
was
one
of
those
who
wear
their
brightest
smile
in
the
blackest
hour.
I
knew
him
too
well
by
this
time
to
be
deceived.
"I've
got
it!"
I
cried
in
his
ear.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
His
good
spirits
disappointed
me.
Line 2
But
I
knew
the
man:
he
was
one
of
those
who
wear
their
brightest
smile
in
the
blackest
hour.
Line 3
I
knew
him
too
well
by
this
time
to
be
deceived.
Line 4
"I've
got
it!"
Line 5
I
cried
in
his
ear.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried in his ear.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His good spirits disappointed me.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
blackest
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
brightest
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried in his ear.
deceived
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From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
disappointed
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From this reading His good spirits disappointed me.
ear
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From this reading I cried in his ear.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His good spirits disappointed me.
got
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From this reading "I've got it!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His good spirits disappointed me.
hour
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
I've
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From this reading "I've got it!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've got it!"
knew
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
man
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His good spirits disappointed me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
smile
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
spirits
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From this reading His good spirits disappointed me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
too
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From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
wear
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From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.
well
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From this reading I knew him too well by this time to be deceived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But I knew the man: he was one of those who wear their brightest smile in the blackest hour.