Chapter VI
“Know of any ladders in town?” Catty asked, after a while. “Fire company’s got some,” says I. “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.” Catty thought it over awhile.
Catty Atkins
Chapter VI
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“Know
of
any
ladders
in
town?”
Catty
asked,
after
a
while.
“Fire
company’s
got
some,”
says
I.
“New
hook-and-ladder
was
bought
this
spring.”
Catty
thought
it
over
awhile.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Know
of
any
ladders
in
town?”
Line 2
Catty
asked,
after
a
while.
Line 3
“Fire
company’s
got
some,”
says
I.
Line 4
“New
hook-and-ladder
was
bought
this
spring.”
Line 5
Catty
thought
it
over
awhile.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Catty asked, after a while.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catty asked, after a while.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Know of any ladders in town?””
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Catty thought it over awhile.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Catty thought it over awhile.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Catty asked, after a while.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Catty asked, after a while.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Catty asked, after a while.
any
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From this reading “Know of any ladders in town?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catty asked, after a while.
awhile
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From this reading Catty thought it over awhile.
bought
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From this reading “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.”
Catty
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From this reading Catty asked, after a while.
company's
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Fire
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got
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From this reading “Fire company’s got some,” says I.
hook-and-ladder
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From this reading “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fire company’s got some,” says I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Know of any ladders in town?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Catty thought it over awhile.
KnownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Know of any ladders in town?”
ladders
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From this reading “Know of any ladders in town?”
New
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From this reading “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Know of any ladders in town?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Catty thought it over awhile.
says
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From this reading “Fire company’s got some,” says I.
some
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From this reading “Fire company’s got some,” says I.
spring
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From this reading “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catty thought it over awhile.
town
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From this reading “Know of any ladders in town?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “New hook-and-ladder was bought this spring.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Catty asked, after a while.