Chapter XI
"I'll go back with you, Daniel. Together perhaps we can move the horse." "Ye're behind time for that! The fire's thar. I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
Cudjo's Cave
Chapter XI
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"I'll
go
back
with
you,
Daniel.
Together
perhaps
we
can
move
the
horse."
"Ye're
behind
time
for
that!
The
fire's
thar.
I
hadn't
only
jest
time
to
git
cl'ar
on't
myself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I'll
go
back
with
you,
Daniel.
Line 2
Together
perhaps
we
can
move
the
horse."
Line 3
"Ye're
behind
time
for
that!
Line 4
The
fire's
thar.
Line 5
I
hadn't
only
jest
time
to
git
cl'ar
on't
myself.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Ye're behind time for that!”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Together perhaps we can move the horse."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ye're behind time for that!”
All words in this reading · 29
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back
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From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
cl'ar
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From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
Daniel
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From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
fire's
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From this reading The fire's thar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
git
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From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
go
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hadn't
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From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
horse
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From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
jest
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From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
move
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From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
on't
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From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
only
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From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
perhaps
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From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
thar
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From this reading The fire's thar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hadn't only jest time to git cl'ar on't myself.
Together
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From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Together perhaps we can move the horse."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.
Ye're
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From this reading "Ye're behind time for that!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll go back with you, Daniel.