Chapter XX
“All a-right,” said Tony. “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more. Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.” They waited, sitting upon the stone. The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
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Chapter XX
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“All
a-right,”
said
Tony.
“But
better
wait
’bout-a
ten
minute
more.
Give-a
Corrigan
plenty
time
get
good-a
sleep.”
They
waited,
sitting
upon
the
stone.
The
rest
of
the
men
were
at
work
out
of
sight
around
a
bend
in
the
road.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“All
a-right,”
said
Tony.
Line 2
“But
better
wait
’bout-a
ten
minute
more.
Line 3
Give-a
Corrigan
plenty
time
get
good-a
sleep.”
Line 4
They
waited,
sitting
upon
the
stone.
Line 5
The
rest
of
the
men
were
at
work
out
of
sight
around
a
bend
in
the
road.
Learner Dictionary
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Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.””
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They waited, sitting upon the stone.”
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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 The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
a-right
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From this reading “All a-right,” said Tony.
All
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
bend
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From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
better
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From this reading “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more.
bout-a
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From this reading “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more.
Corrigan
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From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
get
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From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
Give-a
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From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
good-a
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From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
men
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From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
minute
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more
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From this reading “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
out
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From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
plenty
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From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
road
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From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
said
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From this reading “All a-right,” said Tony.
sight
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From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
sitting
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From this reading They waited, sitting upon the stone.
sleep
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From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
stone
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From this reading They waited, sitting upon the stone.
ten
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From this reading “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They waited, sitting upon the stone.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They waited, sitting upon the stone.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give-a Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep.”
Tony
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From this reading “All a-right,” said Tony.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They waited, sitting upon the stone.
wait
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From this reading “But better wait ’bout-a ten minute more.
waited
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From this reading They waited, sitting upon the stone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.
work
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From this reading The rest of the men were at work out of sight around a bend in the road.