Chapter XVIII
"HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU." It was almost dark when the buggy returned. As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something. "Thar's a critter hitched to the fence," he remarked. "'Taint no critter from round yere.
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Chapter XVIII
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"HE
KNEW
THAT
I
LOVED
YOU."
It
was
almost
dark
when
the
buggy
returned.
As
Jake
drove
up
to
the
gate
he
bent
forward
to
look
at
something.
"Thar's
a
critter
hitched
to
the
fence,"
he
remarked.
"'Taint
no
critter
from
round
yere.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"HE
KNEW
THAT
I
LOVED
YOU."
Line 2
It
was
almost
dark
when
the
buggy
returned.
Line 3
As
Jake
drove
up
to
the
gate
he
bent
forward
to
look
at
something.
Line 4
"Thar's
a
critter
hitched
to
the
fence,"
he
remarked.
Line 5
"'Taint
no
critter
from
round
yere.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was almost dark when the buggy returned.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.”
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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 "Thar's a critter hitched to the fence," he remarked.
almost
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From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
bent
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From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
buggy
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From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
critter
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dark
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From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
drove
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From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
fence
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From this reading "Thar's a critter hitched to the fence," he remarked.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "'Taint no critter from round yere.
gate
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From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU."
hitched
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From this reading "Thar's a critter hitched to the fence," he remarked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
Jake
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From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
KNEW
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From this reading "HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
LOVED
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From this reading "HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "'Taint no critter from round yere.
remarked
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From this reading "Thar's a critter hitched to the fence," he remarked.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
round
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From this reading "'Taint no critter from round yere.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
Taint
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From this reading "'Taint no critter from round yere.
Thar's
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From this reading "Thar's a critter hitched to the fence," he remarked.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
up
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From this reading As Jake drove up to the gate he bent forward to look at something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was almost dark when the buggy returned.
yere
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From this reading "'Taint no critter from round yere.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "HE KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU."