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The Grafters

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/84 · 5 lines
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The engineer wagged his head.
"Ay tank so.
Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
"There are other trains to meet?"
"_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Grafters

Chapter V

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The engineer wagged his head.
Line 2
"Ay tank so.
Line 3
Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
Line 4
"There are other trains to meet?"
Line 5
"_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

Learner Dictionary

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

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."”

Track noun US /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading “Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."”

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all

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

ant

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"

Ay

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From this reading "Ay tank so.

bane

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

clear

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

comin

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

dey

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

dis

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

dose

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

engineer

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From this reading The engineer wagged his head.

got

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

haf

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

head

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From this reading The engineer wagged his head.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The engineer wagged his head.

iff

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

Ja

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

maig

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

meet

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From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"

Nummer

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

opp

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

other

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From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"

pass

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

Samteen

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Ay tank so.

tank

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From this reading "Ay tank so.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The engineer wagged his head.

There

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From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"

tracknounUS /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

trains

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From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"

two

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

vay

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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."

Ve

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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."

wagged

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From this reading The engineer wagged his head.