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The Thunder Bird
The Thunder Bird

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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"Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Thunder Bird

Chapter III

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
Line 2
Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
Line 3
I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
Line 4
I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
Line 5
Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

Learner Dictionary

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

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

apart

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

Aw

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

cat's

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

crabbing

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

damn

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

f'r

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

Gimme

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

git

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From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.

handed

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From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

head

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

I'd

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From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.

I'll

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

I've

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.

it'll

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

knowed

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From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.

lay

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

mess

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

mighta

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From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.

motor

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

off

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

other

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From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

quick

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

rip

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

sake

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From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

say

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

sweet

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

swim

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!

throwed

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From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

tied

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

tools

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From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!

trouble

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

up

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From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

worst

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From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!