Chapter XI
“I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma. ’Specially people. And men in particular. Don’t you fret. I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
Heart of the West
Chapter XI
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“I
never
saw
anything
I
was
afraid
of
yet,
ma.
’Specially
people.
And
men
in
particular.
Don’t
you
fret.
I’ll
trot
along
back
as
soon
as
I
find
that
runaway
scamp.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
never
saw
anything
I
was
afraid
of
yet,
ma.
Line 2
’Specially
people.
Line 3
And
men
in
particular.
Line 4
Don’t
you
fret.
Line 5
I’ll
trot
along
back
as
soon
as
I
find
that
runaway
scamp.”
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 “I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.””
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.””
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.”
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afraid
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From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And men in particular.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
back
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
Don't
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From this reading Don’t you fret.
find
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
fret
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From this reading Don’t you fret.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And men in particular.
ma
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From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
men
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From this reading And men in particular.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
particular
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From this reading And men in particular.
people
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From this reading ’Specially people.
runaway
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
saw
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From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
scamp
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
soon
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
Specially
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From this reading ’Specially people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
trot
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From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you fret.