Chapter XIII
"Not me. But the best of us is careless sometimes. Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?" "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it. It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"
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Chapter XIII
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"Not
me.
But
the
best
of
us
is
careless
sometimes.
Well,
are
you
sure
you
hunted
all
over
the
trap?"
"It
wasn’t
on
the
seat,
where
I
left
it.
It
wouldn’t
have
walked
underneath,
would
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Not
me.
/nɑːt miː/
Line 2
But
the
best
of
us
is
careless
sometimes.
Line 3
Well,
are
you
sure
you
hunted
all
over
the
trap?"
Line 4
"It
wasn’t
on
the
seat,
where
I
left
it.
Line 5
It
wouldn’t
have
walked
underneath,
would
it?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the best of us is careless sometimes.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"”
Underneath
preposition
US /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"”
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all
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From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
best
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From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
careless
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From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"
hunted
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From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not me.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
seat
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From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
sometimes
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From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
trap
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From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the best of us is careless sometimes.
walked
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From this reading It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"
wasn't
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From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
Well
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From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "It wasn’t on the seat, where I left it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"
wouldn't
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From this reading It wouldn’t have walked underneath, would it?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, are you sure you hunted all over the trap?"