Chapter XXX
When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says: “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup! Tired of our company, hey?” I says: “No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Chapter XXX
When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
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When
they
got
aboard
the
king
went
for
me,
and
shook
me
by
the
collar,
and
says:
“Tryin’
to
give
us
the
slip,
was
ye,
you
pup!
Tired
of
our
company,
hey?”
I
says:
“No,
your
majesty,
we
warn’t—please
don’t,
your
majesty!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
When
they
got
aboard
the
king
went
for
me,
and
shook
me
by
the
collar,
and
says:
Line 2
“Tryin’
to
give
us
the
slip,
was
ye,
you
pup!
Line 3
Tired
of
our
company,
hey?”
Line 4
I
says:
Line 5
“No,
your
majesty,
we
warn’t—please
don’t,
your
majesty!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
aboard
adverb
US /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:”
Collocations
When theyA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
they gotA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
collar
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From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
company
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From this reading Tired of our company, hey?”
don't
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From this reading “No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
give
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got
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From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
hey
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From this reading Tired of our company, hey?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I says:
king
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From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
majesty
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tired of our company, hey?”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Tired of our company, hey?”
please
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pup
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says
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From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
shook
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slip
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
Tired
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From this reading Tired of our company, hey?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!
Tryin
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From this reading “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!
warn't
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From this reading “No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they got aboard the king went for me, and shook me by the collar, and says:
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tryin’ to give us the slip, was ye, you pup!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, your majesty, we warn’t—please don’t, your majesty!”