Chapter IX
“Drug store,” Jim panted. “Drug store.” “No you don't. You'll stay right here. There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
Chapter IX
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“Drug
store,”
Jim
panted.
“Drug
store.”
“No
you
don't.
You'll
stay
right
here.
There
ain't
goin'
to
be
any
runnin'
out
an'
makin'
a
poison
play
on
the
street--not
with
all
them
jools
reposin'
under
the
pillow.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Drug
store,”
Jim
panted.
Line 2
“Drug
store.”
Line 3
“No
you
don't.
Line 4
You'll
stay
right
here.
Line 5
There
ain't
goin'
to
be
any
runnin'
out
an'
makin'
a
poison
play
on
the
street--not
with
all
them
jools
reposin'
under
the
pillow.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll stay right here.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll stay right here.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.”
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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 There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
ain't
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
all
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
any
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
don't
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From this reading “No you don't.
Drug
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From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
goin
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll stay right here.
Jim
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From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
jools
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
makin
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No you don't.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
out
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
panted
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From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
pillow
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
play
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
poison
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
reposin
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll stay right here.
runnin
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
stay
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From this reading You'll stay right here.
store
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From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
street
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
There
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From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No you don't.
You'll
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From this reading You'll stay right here.