Chapter XIV
“It's sure funny whisky. Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.” “Oh! How silly of me! I gave you Scotch.
The Night-Born
Chapter XIV
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“It's
sure
funny
whisky.
Tastes
like
it
got
burned
and
smoked
in
the
making.”
“Oh!
How
silly
of
me!
I
gave
you
Scotch.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It's
sure
funny
whisky.
Line 2
Tastes
like
it
got
burned
and
smoked
in
the
making.”
Line 3
“Oh!
Line 4
How
silly
of
me!
Line 5
I
gave
you
Scotch.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It's sure funny whisky.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
burned
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From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
funny
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From this reading “It's sure funny whisky.
gave
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From this reading I gave you Scotch.
got
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From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
How
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From this reading How silly of me!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gave you Scotch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
It's
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From this reading “It's sure funny whisky.
like
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From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
making
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From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How silly of me!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How silly of me!
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!
Scotch
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From this reading I gave you Scotch.
silly
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From this reading How silly of me!
smoked
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From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's sure funny whisky.
Tastes
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From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tastes like it got burned and smoked in the making.”
whisky
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From this reading “It's sure funny whisky.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I gave you Scotch.