Chapter XXII
A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better. “Did you bring the tools?” Jibby asked, innocently. “I should say not!” Skippy said.
Jibby Jones
Chapter XXII
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A
NEW
SWIMMING-HOLE
By
and
by
we
began
to
sting
less
and
to
feel
better.
“Did
you
bring
the
tools?”
Jibby
asked,
innocently.
“I
should
say
not!”
Skippy
said.
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Line 1
A
NEW
SWIMMING-HOLE
By
and
by
we
began
to
sting
less
and
to
feel
better.
Line 2
“Did
you
bring
the
tools?”
Line 3
Jibby
asked,
innocently.
Line 4
“I
should
say
not!”
Line 5
Skippy
said.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jibby asked, innocently.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.”
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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 A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jibby asked, innocently.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
better
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From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
bring
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From this reading “Did you bring the tools?”
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you bring the tools?”
feel
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From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should say not!”
innocently
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From this reading Jibby asked, innocently.
Jibby
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From this reading Jibby asked, innocently.
less
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NEW
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I should say not!”
said
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From this reading Skippy said.
say
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should say not!”
Skippy
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From this reading Skippy said.
sting
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SWIMMING-HOLE
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did you bring the tools?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
tools
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From this reading “Did you bring the tools?”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A NEW SWIMMING-HOLE By and by we began to sting less and to feel better.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you bring the tools?”