Chapter IX
THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY. “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail. “Shim Sanders! Der mans ve vos looking for? It don’d been possible!”
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Chapter IX
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THE
MEETING
ON
THE
TRAIL
TO
TRINITY.
“Vot!”
shouted
Meyer,
almost
losing
his
grip
on
the
seat
and
tumbling
off
into
the
trail.
“Shim
Sanders!
Der
mans
ve
vos
looking
for?
It
don’d
been
possible!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MEETING
ON
THE
TRAIL
TO
TRINITY.
Line 2
“Vot!”
shouted
Meyer,
almost
losing
his
grip
on
the
seat
and
tumbling
off
into
the
trail.
Line 3
“Shim
Sanders!
Line 4
Der
mans
ve
vos
looking
for?
Line 5
It
don’d
been
possible!”
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It don’d been possible!””
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.”
Tumbling
noun
US /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.”
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almost
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It don’d been possible!”
Der
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From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
don'd
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From this reading It don’d been possible!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
grip
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It don’d been possible!”
looking
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From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
losing
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
mans
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From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
Meyer
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
off
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
possible
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From this reading It don’d been possible!”
Sanders
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From this reading “Shim Sanders!
seat
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
Shim
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From this reading “Shim Sanders!
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
TRINITY
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From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
ve
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From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
vos
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From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
Vot
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From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.