Chapter XXXVII
IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy. "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?" "Say nothin'," he remarked, dropping his voice. "Listen!" "Yes?"
The Lady and the Pirate
Chapter XXXVII
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IN
WHICH
IS
AN
ARMISTICE
WITH
FATE
"Black
Bart!"
said
Jimmy.
"Say,
now----"
"Well,
good
mate,"
said
I,
and
laid
a
hand
on
his
curly
fair
head,
"what
shall
I
say?"
"Say
nothin',"
he
remarked,
dropping
his
voice.
"Listen!"
"Yes?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
WHICH
IS
AN
ARMISTICE
WITH
FATE
"Black
Bart!"
said
Jimmy.
Line 2
"Say,
now----"
"Well,
good
mate,"
said
I,
and
laid
a
hand
on
his
curly
fair
head,
"what
shall
I
say?"
Line 3
"Say
nothin',"
he
remarked,
dropping
his
voice.
Line 4
"Listen!"
Line 5
"Yes?"
Learner Dictionary
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Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"”
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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 "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
ARMISTICE
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Bart
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Black
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From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
curly
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
dropping
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From this reading "Say nothin'," he remarked, dropping his voice.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
FATE
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From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
hand
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say nothin'," he remarked, dropping his voice.
head
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
Jimmy
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From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
laid
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
Listen
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From this reading "Listen!"
mate
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
nothin
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From this reading "Say nothin'," he remarked, dropping his voice.
now
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
remarked
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From this reading "Say nothin'," he remarked, dropping his voice.
said
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From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
Say
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
voice
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From this reading "Say nothin'," he remarked, dropping his voice.
Well
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From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Say, now----" "Well, good mate," said I, and laid a hand on his curly fair head, "what shall I say?"
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH IS AN ARMISTICE WITH FATE "Black Bart!" said Jimmy.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes?"