Chapter IX
Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly. “To get his money?” he purred. “Gewiss,” snapped Schomberg with impatient superiority. “What else? That is, only the money he had with the Tesmans.
Victory: An Island Tale
Chapter IX
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Ricardo,
with
his
trick
of
looking
one
way
and
moving
another
approached
Schomberg
slowly.
“To
get
his
money?”
he
purred.
“Gewiss,”
snapped
Schomberg
with
impatient
superiority.
“What
else?
That
is,
only
the
money
he
had
with
the
Tesmans.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Ricardo,
with
his
trick
of
looking
one
way
and
moving
another
approached
Schomberg
slowly.
Line 2
“To
get
his
money?”
he
purred.
Line 3
“Gewiss,”
snapped
Schomberg
with
impatient
superiority.
Line 4
“What
else?
Line 5
That
is,
only
the
money
he
had
with
the
Tesmans.
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
approached
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From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
else
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From this reading “What else?
get
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From this reading “To get his money?” he purred.
Gewiss
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From this reading “Gewiss,” snapped Schomberg with impatient superiority.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That is, only the money he had with the Tesmans.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To get his money?” he purred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
impatient
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From this reading “Gewiss,” snapped Schomberg with impatient superiority.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, only the money he had with the Tesmans.
looking
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From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
money
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From this reading “To get his money?” he purred.
moving
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
only
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purred
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From this reading “To get his money?” he purred.
Ricardo
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Schomberg
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slowly
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From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
snapped
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From this reading “Gewiss,” snapped Schomberg with impatient superiority.
superiority
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From this reading “Gewiss,” snapped Schomberg with impatient superiority.
Tesmans
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From this reading That is, only the money he had with the Tesmans.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, only the money he had with the Tesmans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is, only the money he had with the Tesmans.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To get his money?” he purred.
trick
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From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
way
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From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What else?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ricardo, with his trick of looking one way and moving another approached Schomberg slowly.