Chapter X
"No," he said. "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped." And then they both laughed. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. CAMP--AND A CONVERSATION.
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Chapter X
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"No,"
he
said.
"But
this
time
it's
a
case
of
the
sniper
sniped."
And
then
they
both
laughed.
CHAPTER
TWENTY
THREE.
CAMP--AND
A
CONVERSATION.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"No,"
he
said.
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"But
this
time
it's
a
case
of
the
sniper
sniped."
Line 3
And
then
they
both
laughed.
Line 4
CHAPTER
TWENTY
THREE.
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CAMP--AND
A
CONVERSATION.
Learner Dictionary
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CAMP
noun
US /camp/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CAMP--AND A CONVERSATION.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then they both laughed.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And then they both laughed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
CAMP
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From this reading CAMP--AND A CONVERSATION.
case
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CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
CONVERSATION
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he said.
it's
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laughed
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
said
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From this reading "No," he said.
sniped
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sniper
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From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
then
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From this reading And then they both laughed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then they both laughed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
THREE
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But this time it's a case of the sniper sniped."
TWENTY
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From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.