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Heart of the West
Heart of the West

Chapter V

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“He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
And to-day he caps the vortex.
I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Heart of the West

Chapter V

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.
Line 2
And to-day he caps the vortex.
Line 3
I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.
Line 4
Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.
Line 5
Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading ““He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.”

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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 I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.

better

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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

bread

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

bunch

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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

caps

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From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.

cavorting

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

down

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

em

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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

flowers

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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

get

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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

go

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.

He'd

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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

how

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

I'd

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

jug

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

lady

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

loaf

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

man

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

moment

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

Mr

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

Mrs

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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

note

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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

Now

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

out

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

pinned

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From this reading I get a bunch of flowers from him, and on ’em is pinned a note.

Pratt

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

Rosa

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

Sampson

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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

says

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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

see

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

singing

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

skip

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

society

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

stand

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From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

stuck

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From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

to-day

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From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.

trees

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

up

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

vortex

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From this reading And to-day he caps the vortex.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “He’d better have stuck to it,” says Mrs. Sampson, “whatever it was.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.

wine

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

woods

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From this reading Do you think for a moment that I’d skip out to the woods with a man along with a jug of wine and a loaf of bread, and go singing and cavorting up and down under the trees with him?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now, Mr. Pratt, you know a lady when you see her; and you know how I stand in Rosa society.