Chapter X
"Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch. You didn't bring no gun, did you, Buddy?" "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming." His eyes evaded hers. "You heard about that, I suppose."
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Chapter X
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"Well,
don't
you
have
no
trouble
with
Butch.
You
didn't
bring
no
gun,
did
you,
Buddy?"
"Butch
took
my
gun
away
from
me
when
he
caught
me
in
swimming."
His
eyes
evaded
hers.
"You
heard
about
that,
I
suppose."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
don't
you
have
no
trouble
with
Butch.
Line 2
You
didn't
bring
no
gun,
did
you,
Buddy?"
Line 3
"Butch
took
my
gun
away
from
me
when
he
caught
me
in
swimming."
Line 4
His
eyes
evaded
hers.
Line 5
"You
heard
about
that,
I
suppose."
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 “"You heard about that, I suppose."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.”
Hers
pronoun
US /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “His eyes evaded hers.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You heard about that, I suppose."”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You heard about that, I suppose."
away
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From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
bring
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From this reading You didn't bring no gun, did you, Buddy?"
Buddy
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From this reading You didn't bring no gun, did you, Buddy?"
Butch
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From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
caught
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From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You didn't bring no gun, did you, Buddy?"
didn't
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From this reading You didn't bring no gun, did you, Buddy?"
don't
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From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
evaded
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From this reading His eyes evaded hers.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes evaded hers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
gun
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From this reading You didn't bring no gun, did you, Buddy?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
heard
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From this reading "You heard about that, I suppose."
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His eyes evaded hers.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes evaded hers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You heard about that, I suppose."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You heard about that, I suppose."
swimming
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From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You heard about that, I suppose."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
trouble
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From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
Well
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From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Butch took my gun away from me when he caught me in swimming."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, don't you have no trouble with Butch.