Chapter III
“A profane man,” he said, obstinately. “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.” “It's the heat,” said Jukes. “The weather's awful. It would make a saint swear.
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Chapter III
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“A
profane
man,”
he
said,
obstinately.
“If
this
goes
on,
I'll
have
to
get
rid
of
him
the
first
chance.”
“It's
the
heat,”
said
Jukes.
“The
weather's
awful.
It
would
make
a
saint
swear.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“A
profane
man,”
he
said,
obstinately.
Line 2
“If
this
goes
on,
I'll
have
to
get
rid
of
him
the
first
chance.”
Line 3
“It's
the
heat,”
said
Jukes.
Line 4
“The
weather's
awful.
Line 5
It
would
make
a
saint
swear.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would make a saint swear.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would make a saint swear.”
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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 “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
awful
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From this reading “The weather's awful.
chance
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From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
get
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From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
goes
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From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
heat
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From this reading “It's the heat,” said Jukes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
I'll
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From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
It's
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From this reading “It's the heat,” said Jukes.
Jukes
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From this reading “It's the heat,” said Jukes.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
man
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From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
obstinately
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From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
profane
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From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
rid
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From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
said
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From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
saint
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From this reading It would make a saint swear.
swear
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From this reading It would make a saint swear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
weather's
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From this reading “The weather's awful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would make a saint swear.