Chapter XIII
THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house. "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly. "I have something to do before they come." "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly. "So.
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THE
WAGON
Herrick
stopped
before
they
had
gone
a
dozen
yards
from
the
house.
"Go
on
and
find
the
women,"
he
said,
curtly.
"I
have
something
to
do
before
they
come."
"Something----"
Scott
stared
at
the
little
man
uncomprehendingly.
"So.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
WAGON
Herrick
stopped
before
they
had
gone
a
dozen
yards
from
the
house.
Line 2
"Go
on
and
find
the
women,"
he
said,
curtly.
Line 3
"I
have
something
to
do
before
they
come."
/aɪ hæv ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː duː bɪˈfɔːr ðeɪ come/
Line 4
"Something----"
Scott
stared
at
the
little
man
uncomprehendingly.
Line 5
"So.
/soʊ/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have something to do before they come."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have something to do before they come."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I have something to do before they come."”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
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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 THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
curtly
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From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
dozen
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From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
find
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From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
Go
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From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
gone
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From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
Herrick
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From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
house
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From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
man
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From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
said
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From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
Scott
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From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
stared
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From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
uncomprehendingly
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From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
WAGON
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From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
women
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From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
yards
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From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.