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The Putnam Hall Rivals
The Putnam Hall Rivals

Chapter X

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UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”
“I give it up.”
“Something is in the wind.”
“I know that.
If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Putnam Hall Rivals

Chapter X

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”
Line 2
“I give it up.”
Line 3
“Something is in the wind.”
/ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪz ɪn ðə wind/
Line 4
“I know that.
/aɪ know ðæt/
Line 5
If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I know that.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?””

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading ““Something is in the wind.””

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?””

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Something is in the wind.””

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Crabtree

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From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

get

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From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

give

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From this reading “I give it up.”

going

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From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I give it up.”

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Something is in the wind.”

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Something is in the wind.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I give it up.”

Jack

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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know that.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

old

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From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

possible

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From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Something is in the wind.”

SUSPICION

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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I know that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Something is in the wind.”

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

trouble

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From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

up

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From this reading “I give it up.”

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If possible, old Crabtree is going to get us into trouble.”

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Something is in the wind.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading UNDER SUSPICION “What do you make of this, Jack?”