Chapter IV
WE stopped talking, and got to thinking. By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before! I bet I know where Jim is." "No! Where?"
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WE
stopped
talking,
and
got
to
thinking.
By
and
by
Tom
says:
"Looky
here,
Huck,
what
fools
we
are
to
not
think
of
it
before!
I
bet
I
know
where
Jim
is."
"No!
Where?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 31 to 35
Chapter IV
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
WE
stopped
talking,
and
got
to
thinking.
Line 2
By
and
by
Tom
says:
"Looky
here,
Huck,
what
fools
we
are
to
not
think
of
it
before!
Line 3
I
bet
I
know
where
Jim
is."
Line 4
"No!
/noʊ/
Line 5
Where?"
/wer/
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 “By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I bet I know where Jim is."”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
bet
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From this reading I bet I know where Jim is."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
fools
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From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
got
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From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
Huck
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From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bet I know where Jim is."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I bet I know where Jim is."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
Jim
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From this reading I bet I know where Jim is."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I bet I know where Jim is."
Looky
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From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
says
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From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
talking
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From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
Tom
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From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE stopped talking, and got to thinking.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By and by Tom says: "Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I bet I know where Jim is."