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The Night-Born
The Night-Born

Chapter IX

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“Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”
Peter Winn interrupted.
The secretary tittered.
“I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.
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The Night-Born

Chapter IX

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.
Line 2
She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”
Line 3
Peter Winn interrupted.
Line 4
The secretary tittered.
Line 5
“I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

Learner Dictionary

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

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”

Express verb US /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading ““Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Peter Winn interrupted.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.”

All words in this reading · 36

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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 “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

don't

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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

I'm

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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Peter Winn interrupted.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

loo-loo

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From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”

money

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

Mr

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

Peter

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

pigeon

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

respectfully

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

secretary

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From this reading The secretary tittered.

send

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

She's

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From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”

SIR

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

some

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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

sort

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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

superlative

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From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I'm sure I don't know, except that it must be a superlative of some sort.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The secretary tittered.

tittered

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From this reading The secretary tittered.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She's a loo-loo--” “What is a loo-loo?”

Winn

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

worth

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From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Mr. Peter Winn, SIR: I send you respectfully by express a pigeon worth good money.