Chapter X
Malemute Kid wound up his watch. It was midnight. 'Cheer up, old man!' The Kid was evidently gathering up a broken thread. 'God surely will forgive such a lie.
The Son of the Wolf
Chapter X
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Malemute
Kid
wound
up
his
watch.
It
was
midnight.
'Cheer
up,
old
man!'
The
Kid
was
evidently
gathering
up
a
broken
thread.
'God
surely
will
forgive
such
a
lie.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Malemute
Kid
wound
up
his
watch.
Line 2
It
was
midnight.
Line 3
'Cheer
up,
old
man!'
Line 4
The
Kid
was
evidently
gathering
up
a
broken
thread.
Line 5
'God
surely
will
forgive
such
a
lie.
Learner Dictionary
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Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Kid was evidently gathering up a broken thread.”
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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 Kid was evidently gathering up a broken thread.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Kid was evidently gathering up a broken thread.
Cheer
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evidently
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forgive
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gathering
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God
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Kid
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lie
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Malemute
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man
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midnight
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old
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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surely
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thread
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up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight.
watch
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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wound
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