Chapter III
[The toot of a car is heard.] There's my car. I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry. And make no mistake--he's got it in his packet. It's your last chance, Hillcrist.
The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy)
Chapter III
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[The
toot
of
a
car
is
heard.]
There's
my
car.
I
sent
Chearlie
and
his
wife
in
it
to
buy
the
Centry.
And
make
no
mistake--he's
got
it
in
his
packet.
It's
your
last
chance,
Hillcrist.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[The
toot
of
a
car
is
heard.]
Line 2
There's
my
car.
Line 3
I
sent
Chearlie
and
his
wife
in
it
to
buy
the
Centry.
Line 4
And
make
no
mistake--he's
got
it
in
his
packet.
Line 5
It's
your
last
chance,
Hillcrist.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's your last chance, Hillcrist.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And make no mistake--he's got it in his packet.”
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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 [The toot of a car is heard.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
buy
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From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
car
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Centry
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chance
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From this reading It's your last chance, Hillcrist.
Chearlie
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From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
got
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he's
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heard
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Hillcrist
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [The toot of a car is heard.]
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
It's
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From this reading It's your last chance, Hillcrist.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's your last chance, Hillcrist.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And make no mistake--he's got it in his packet.
mistake
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From this reading And make no mistake--he's got it in his packet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There's my car.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And make no mistake--he's got it in his packet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [The toot of a car is heard.]
packet
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From this reading And make no mistake--he's got it in his packet.
sent
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From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The toot of a car is heard.]
There's
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From this reading There's my car.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
toot
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From this reading [The toot of a car is heard.]
wife
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From this reading I sent Chearlie and his wife in it to buy the Centry.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's your last chance, Hillcrist.