Chapter IX
"Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances. "Didn't you hear?" cried the incredulous lady. "Scattered! Gone! Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
Oldport Days
Chapter IX
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"Where's
t'
other?"
said
the
sententious
policeman,
whose
ears
were
always
open
for
suspicious
disappearances.
"Didn't
you
hear?"
cried
the
incredulous
lady.
"Scattered!
Gone!
Went
off
one
day
with
a
box
of
snakes
and
two
monkeys.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Where's
t'
other?"
said
the
sententious
policeman,
whose
ears
were
always
open
for
suspicious
disappearances.
Line 2
"Didn't
you
hear?"
cried
the
incredulous
lady.
Line 3
"Scattered!
Line 4
Gone!
Line 5
Went
off
one
day
with
a
box
of
snakes
and
two
monkeys.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didn't you hear?" cried the incredulous lady.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didn't you hear?" cried the incredulous lady.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “"Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.”
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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 Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
always
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
box
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From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't you hear?" cried the incredulous lady.
day
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From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
Didn't
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disappearances
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ears
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Gone
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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incredulous
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lady
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monkeys
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
off
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From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
other
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
policeman
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
said
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
Scattered
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From this reading "Scattered!
sententious
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snakes
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From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
suspicious
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
t
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
two
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From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
WentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
Where's
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From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Where's t' other?" said the sententious policeman, whose ears were always open for suspicious disappearances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Went off one day with a box of snakes and two monkeys.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you hear?" cried the incredulous lady.