Chapter VII
“Git up! What you ’bout?” I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was. It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep. Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Chapter VII
“Git up!
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“Git
up!
What
you
’bout?”
I
opened
my
eyes
and
looked
around,
trying
to
make
out
where
I
was.
It
was
after
sun-up,
and
I
had
been
sound
asleep.
Pap
was
standing
over
me
looking
sour
and
sick,
too.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Git
up!
Line 2
What
you
’bout?”
/wʌt juː baʊt/
Line 3
I
opened
my
eyes
and
looked
around,
trying
to
make
out
where
I
was.
Line 4
It
was
after
sun-up,
and
I
had
been
sound
asleep.
Line 5
Pap
was
standing
over
me
looking
sour
and
sick,
too.
Learner Dictionary
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bout
noun
US /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “What you ’bout?””
Collocations
Git upA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
up WhatA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
asleep
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From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading What you ’bout?”
eyes
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From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
Git
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From this reading “Git up!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
looking
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From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
opened
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From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
out
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From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
Pap
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From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
sick
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From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
sound
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From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
sour
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From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
sun-up
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From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
too
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From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
trying
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From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
up
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From this reading “Git up!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you ’bout?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you ’bout?”