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Chapter XVI

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LOST FRIENDS.
"I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
"I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
"Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
But Bud shook his head energetically.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XVI

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LOST FRIENDS.
Line 2
"I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
Line 3
"I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
Line 4
"Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
Line 5
But Bud shook his head energetically.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.”

Anybody pronoun US /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “"I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"”

NEVER noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “"I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “"Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

became

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

bother

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

Bud

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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.

cared

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

didn't

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

earnestly

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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

energetically

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From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.

folks

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

FRIENDS

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From this reading LOST FRIENDS.

give

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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

got

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

head

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From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.

heard

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

Jesus

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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

knew

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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

LOST

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From this reading LOST FRIENDS.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

minister

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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

NEVERnounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

only

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

out

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

particular

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

said

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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.

shook

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From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

urge

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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

way

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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."

Why

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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"