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Little Bobtail
Little Bobtail

Chapter III

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LITTLE BOBTAIL.
"What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.
"You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."
Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.
That jug was the evil genius of the little household.
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Little Bobtail

Chapter III

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LITTLE BOBTAIL.
Line 2
"What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.
Line 3
"You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."
Line 4
Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.
Line 5
That jug was the evil genius of the little household.

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LITTLE BOBTAIL.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.”

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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 "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

angry

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

any

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

BOBTAIL

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From this reading LITTLE BOBTAIL.

bread

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

coarse

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

deem

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

demanded

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

evil

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From this reading That jug was the evil genius of the little household.

Ezekiel

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

forty

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

genius

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From this reading That jug was the evil genius of the little household.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

hid

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From this reading "You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."

household

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From this reading That jug was the evil genius of the little household.

intoxicated

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

jug

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From this reading "You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LITTLE BOBTAIL.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

making

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

man

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

mother've

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From this reading "You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."

Mrs

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

partially

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

prudent

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

reply

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

Robert

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

rough

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

rum

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From this reading "You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."

table

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From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

Taylor

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Robert looked at Mrs. Taylor, who was making bread at the table, but he did not deem it prudent to make any reply.

very

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From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What have you done with it, Robert?" demanded Ezekiel Taylor, a coarse, rough man of forty, who was partially intoxicated and very angry.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You and your mother've hid that jug of rum."