Chapter XIII
"Let's go!" I said. "My leg hurts like hell. If I stay here I can't sleep. Anything to keep from thinking about it!
The Ivory Trail
Chapter XIII
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"Let's
go!"
I
said.
"My
leg
hurts
like
hell.
If
I
stay
here
I
can't
sleep.
Anything
to
keep
from
thinking
about
it!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Let's
go!"
Line 2
I
said.
Line 3
"My
leg
hurts
like
hell.
Line 4
If
I
stay
here
I
can't
sleep.
Line 5
Anything
to
keep
from
thinking
about
it!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Anything to keep from thinking about it!”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything to keep from thinking about it!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I stay here I can't sleep.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anything to keep from thinking about it!”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!
can't
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From this reading If I stay here I can't sleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!
go
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From this reading "Let's go!"
hell
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From this reading "My leg hurts like hell.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I stay here I can't sleep.
hurts
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From this reading "My leg hurts like hell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I stay here I can't sleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!
keep
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From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!
leg
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From this reading "My leg hurts like hell.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's go!"
like
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From this reading "My leg hurts like hell.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My leg hurts like hell.
said
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From this reading I said.
sleep
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From this reading If I stay here I can't sleep.
stay
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From this reading If I stay here I can't sleep.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anything to keep from thinking about it!