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Apache devil

Chapter VIII

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“Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.
“Where is Dad?”
“Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.
“The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”
“Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Apache devil

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.
Line 2
“Where is Dad?”
Line 3
“Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.
Line 4
“The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”
Line 5
“Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading ““Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.

all

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

Dad

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From this reading “Where is Dad?”

demanded

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From this reading “Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

east

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From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

explained

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From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

fence

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

find

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From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

FootnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

gate

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From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

hosses

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

inside

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Where is Dad?”

Jensen

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From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

jest

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From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

Miss

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From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.

other

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

Scar

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From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

see

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From this reading “Did you see anything of Dad?” she demanded again.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

there

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

up

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From this reading “The other hosses was all up there by him, jest inside the fence.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Scar Foot was jest outside the east gate, Miss,” explained Jensen.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Where did you find Scar Foot?” she asked.