Chapter VII
Jewel smiled at him. “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.” “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe. “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?” Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
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Jewel
smiled
at
him.
“What’s
the
use?”
she
said;
“you
know
you
got
to
fork
out.”
“I’m
damned
if
I
will!”
cried
Joe.
“Now
you
know
it,
what
you
goin’
to
do
about
it?”
Jewel
merely
pulled
her
sewing
this
way
and
that.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Jewel
smiled
at
him.
Line 2
“What’s
the
use?”
she
said;
“you
know
you
got
to
fork
out.”
Line 3
“I’m
damned
if
I
will!”
cried
Joe.
Line 4
“Now
you
know
it,
what
you
goin’
to
do
about
it?”
Line 5
Jewel
merely
pulled
her
sewing
this
way
and
that.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.””
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
damned
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From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
fork
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From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
goin
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From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
got
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From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
Jewel
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From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
Joe
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From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
merely
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From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
Now
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From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
out
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From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
said
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From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
sewing
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From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
smiled
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From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
use
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From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
way
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From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
What's
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From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”