Chapter IX
“‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen. I hear nothing!’ “‘Ah, I see,’ said the old rogue. “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter. “‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.
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Chapter IX
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“‘True,’
said
the
shrew-mouse,
‘the
door
has
just
fallen.
I
hear
nothing!’
“‘Ah,
I
see,’
said
the
old
rogue.
“And
he
made
for
the
pile
of
corn,
from
which
he
commenced
to
take
his
store
for
the
winter.
“‘Did
you
hear
anything?’
asked
he.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“‘True,’
said
the
shrew-mouse,
‘the
door
has
just
fallen.
Line 2
I
hear
nothing!’
/aɪ hear ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 3
“‘Ah,
I
see,’
said
the
old
rogue.
Line 4
“And
he
made
for
the
pile
of
corn,
from
which
he
commenced
to
take
his
store
for
the
winter.
Line 5
“‘Did
you
hear
anything?’
asked
he.
/dɪd juː hear ˈeniθɪŋ asked hiː/
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hear nothing!’”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I hear nothing!’”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.”
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Ah
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From this reading “‘Ah, I see,’ said the old rogue.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.
commenced
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From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
corn
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From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.
door
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From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
fallen
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From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hear nothing!’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hear nothing!’
just
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From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
made
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From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I hear nothing!’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
old
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From this reading “‘Ah, I see,’ said the old rogue.
pile
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From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
rogue
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From this reading “‘Ah, I see,’ said the old rogue.
said
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From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
see
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From this reading “‘Ah, I see,’ said the old rogue.
shrew-mouse
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From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
store
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From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
True
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From this reading “‘True,’ said the shrew-mouse, ‘the door has just fallen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
winter
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From this reading “And he made for the pile of corn, from which he commenced to take his store for the winter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Did you hear anything?’ asked he.