Chapter VII
Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_. A boy came running. "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?" "Why not, señor? I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
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Chapter VII
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Ranse
walked
out
toward
the
_jacals_.
A
boy
came
running.
"Manuel,
can
you
catch
Vaminos,
in
the
little
pasture,
for
me?"
"Why
not,
señor?
I
saw
him
near
the
_puerta_
[64]
but
two
hours
past.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Ranse
walked
out
toward
the
_jacals_.
Line 2
A
boy
came
running.
Line 3
"Manuel,
can
you
catch
Vaminos,
in
the
little
pasture,
for
me?"
Line 4
"Why
not,
señor?
Line 5
I
saw
him
near
the
_puerta_
[64]
but
two
hours
past.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A boy came running.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.”
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64
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A boy came running.
boy
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From this reading A boy came running.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
came
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From this reading A boy came running.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
catch
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From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
hours
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
jacals
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From this reading Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
Manuel
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From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
near
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not, señor?
out
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From this reading Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.
past
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
pasture
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From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
puerta
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
Ranse
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From this reading Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A boy came running.
saw
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
señor
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From this reading "Why not, señor?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.
two
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From this reading I saw him near the _puerta_ [64] but two hours past.
Vaminos
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From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"
walked
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From this reading Ranse walked out toward the _jacals_.
Why
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From this reading "Why not, señor?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?"