Chapter III
"You make your plans a long way ahead. What is the next step on the program?" "I haven't the least idea." "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?" "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketch-Book
Chapter III
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"You
make
your
plans
a
long
way
ahead.
What
is
the
next
step
on
the
program?"
"I
haven't
the
least
idea."
"For
such
a
very
decided
young
lady,
isn't
that
rather
odd?"
"There
are
some
things
one
can't
decide
all
by
one's
self."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketch-Book
Chapter III
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"You
make
your
plans
a
long
way
ahead.
Line 2
What
is
the
next
step
on
the
program?"
Line 3
"I
haven't
the
least
idea."
Line 4
"For
such
a
very
decided
young
lady,
isn't
that
rather
odd?"
Line 5
"There
are
some
things
one
can't
decide
all
by
one's
self."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't the least idea."”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You make your plans a long way ahead.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You make your plans a long way ahead.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the next step on the program?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the next step on the program?"”
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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 "You make your plans a long way ahead.
ahead
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From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.
all
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
can't
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
decide
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decided
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
haven't
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From this reading "I haven't the least idea."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't the least idea."
idea
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From this reading "I haven't the least idea."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
isn't
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
lady
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't the least idea."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
odd
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
one's
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
plans
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From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.
program
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From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
rather
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
self
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
some
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
There
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
things
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From this reading "There are some things one can't decide all by one's self."
very
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
way
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From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the next step on the program?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.
young
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From this reading "For such a very decided young lady, isn't that rather odd?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You make your plans a long way ahead.