Chapter V
“I don’t know,” he managed to say. “I jest thought I’d come around.” “Ride?” “Yes, hoss-back.” “Do you know whar you hitched?”
Northern Georgia Sketches
Chapter V
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“I
don’t
know,”
he
managed
to
say.
“I
jest
thought
I’d
come
around.”
“Ride?”
“Yes,
hoss-back.”
“Do
you
know
whar
you
hitched?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
don’t
know,”
he
managed
to
say.
Line 2
“I
jest
thought
I’d
come
around.”
Line 3
“Ride?”
Line 4
“Yes,
hoss-back.”
Line 5
“Do
you
know
whar
you
hitched?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““I jest thought I’d come around.””
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I jest thought I’d come around.””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know,” he managed to say.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I jest thought I’d come around.””
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
hitched
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From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
hoss-back
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From this reading “Yes, hoss-back.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
I'd
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From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
jest
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From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
managed
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
Ride
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From this reading “Ride?”
say
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
whar
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From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, hoss-back.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”