Chapter VII
"You're sure he was here all through dinner?" I asked. "Yes, suh! He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah." "What time was he through dinner, do you know?"
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Chapter VII
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"You're
sure
he
was
here
all
through
dinner?"
I
asked.
"Yes,
suh!
He
must
hab
been,
'cause
he
ohdahd
dinnah."
"What
time
was
he
through
dinner,
do
you
know?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You're
sure
he
was
here
all
through
dinner?"
Line 2
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 3
"Yes,
suh!
Line 4
He
must
hab
been,
'cause
he
ohdahd
dinnah."
Line 5
"What
time
was
he
through
dinner,
do
you
know?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're sure he was here all through dinner?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What time was he through dinner, do you know?"”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're sure he was here all through dinner?"”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You're sure he was here all through dinner?"”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What time was he through dinner, do you know?"”
All words in this reading · 23
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all
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From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."
cause
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From this reading He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."
dinnah
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From this reading He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."
dinner
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From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What time was he through dinner, do you know?"
hab
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From this reading He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What time was he through dinner, do you know?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."
ohdahd
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From this reading He must hab been, 'cause he ohdahd dinnah."
suh
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From this reading "Yes, suh!
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What time was he through dinner, do you know?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What time was he through dinner, do you know?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, suh!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What time was he through dinner, do you know?"
You're
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From this reading "You're sure he was here all through dinner?"