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The Best Made Plans
The Best Made Plans

Chapter VI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/88 · 5 lines
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"And you know something else, Danny-boy?
I got all kinds evidence.
You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"
He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.
"Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Best Made Plans

Chapter VI

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"And you know something else, Danny-boy?
Line 2
I got all kinds evidence.
Line 3
You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"
Line 4
He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.
Line 5
"Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And you know something else, Danny-boy?”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"And you know something else, Danny-boy?”

All words in this reading · 29

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all

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From this reading I got all kinds evidence.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "And you know something else, Danny-boy?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

bad

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From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

Danny-boy

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From this reading "And you know something else, Danny-boy?

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

else

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From this reading "And you know something else, Danny-boy?

evidence

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From this reading I got all kinds evidence.

exposing

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From this reading He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.

got

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From this reading I got all kinds evidence.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I got all kinds evidence.

kinds

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From this reading I got all kinds evidence.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And you know something else, Danny-boy?

like

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From this reading "Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

pretty

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From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

Real

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From this reading "Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

smiled

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From this reading He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.

some

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From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "And you know something else, Danny-boy?

teeth

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From this reading He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

things

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From this reading You done some pretty bad things here, remember?"

wouldn't

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From this reading "Real bad things, they wouldn't like them at all.

yellow

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From this reading He smiled, exposing yellow teeth.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And you know something else, Danny-boy?