Chapter XIII
WATCHING THE TREASURE. “Any news yet?” “Nothing. I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.” “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
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Chapter XIII
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WATCHING
THE
TREASURE.
“Any
news
yet?”
“Nothing.
I
guess
they’re
waiting
till
night
to
move
it.”
“Do
you
suppose
they
knew
the
burglars
were
after
it
last
night?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WATCHING
THE
TREASURE.
Line 2
“Any
news
yet?”
Line 3
“Nothing.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 4
I
guess
they’re
waiting
till
night
to
move
it.”
Line 5
“Do
you
suppose
they
knew
the
burglars
were
after
it
last
night?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ““Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?””
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?””
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.””
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.””
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Any news yet?””
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
Any
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From this reading “Any news yet?”
burglars
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From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
guess
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From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
knew
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From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
move
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From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
news
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From this reading “Any news yet?”
night
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From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATCHING THE TREASURE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
they're
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From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
TREASURE
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From this reading WATCHING THE TREASURE.
waiting
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From this reading I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.”
WATCHING
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From this reading WATCHING THE TREASURE.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Any news yet?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?”