Chapter IX
"Well, Schultz called for two cards. Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that. Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind. Now what did he do? What would you have done?
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"Well,
Schultz
called
for
two
cards.
Another
German
was
dealing,
Schultz's
friend
at
that.
Lyte
knew
then
that
he
was
up
against
three
of
a
kind.
Now
what
did
he
do?
What
would
you
have
done?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
Schultz
called
for
two
cards.
Line 2
Another
German
was
dealing,
Schultz's
friend
at
that.
Line 3
Lyte
knew
then
that
he
was
up
against
three
of
a
kind.
Line 4
Now
what
did
he
do?
Line 5
What
would
you
have
done?
/wʌt wʊd juː hæv done/
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would you have done?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What would you have done?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Schultz called for two cards.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would you have done?”
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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 Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
called
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From this reading "Well, Schultz called for two cards.
cards
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dealing
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From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now what did he do?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now what did he do?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would you have done?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, Schultz called for two cards.
friend
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From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
German
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From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What would you have done?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
kind
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From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
knew
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From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
Lyte
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
Schultz
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Schultz's
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From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
then
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From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
three
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From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
two
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From this reading "Well, Schultz called for two cards.
up
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From this reading Lyte knew then that he was up against three of a kind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another German was dealing, Schultz's friend at that.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Schultz called for two cards.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now what did he do?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would you have done?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What would you have done?