Chapter VI
“Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon. That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats. He shot Lester in the back.” “Shot him in the back?” “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”
The Ransom of Red Chief
Chapter VI
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“Well,
I’ll
be
ridin’
back,
I
reckon.
That
boy
I
left
in
the
feed
store
don’t
know
hay
from
oats.
He
shot
Lester
in
the
back.”
“Shot
him
in
the
back?”
“Yes,
while
he
was
hitchin’
his
hoss.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
I’ll
be
ridin’
back,
I
reckon.
Line 2
That
boy
I
left
in
the
feed
store
don’t
know
hay
from
oats.
Line 3
He
shot
Lester
in
the
back.”
Line 4
“Shot
him
in
the
back?”
Line 5
“Yes,
while
he
was
hitchin’
his
hoss.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ““Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.””
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back
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From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
boy
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From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
don't
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From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
feed
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From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
hay
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From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shot Lester in the back.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shot him in the back?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”
hitchin
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From this reading “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”
hoss
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From this reading “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
I'll
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From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
Lester
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From this reading He shot Lester in the back.”
oats
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From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
reckon
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From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
ridin
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From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
shot
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From this reading He shot Lester in the back.”
store
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From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That boy I left in the feed store don’t know hay from oats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, I’ll be ridin’ back, I reckon.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, while he was hitchin’ his hoss.”