Chapter IX
“There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back. Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her! “Took them! of course I took them. That is, you took them as much as I did. They were things that we found lying about.”
Tales of All Countries
Chapter IX
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“There
they
were,
and
she
took
’em,”
said
the
broad-back.
Oh,
what
a
look
Miss
Grogram
gave
her!
“Took
them!
of
course
I
took
them.
That
is,
you
took
them
as
much
as
I
did.
They
were
things
that
we
found
lying
about.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“There
they
were,
and
she
took
’em,”
said
the
broad-back.
Line 2
Oh,
what
a
look
Miss
Grogram
gave
her!
Line 3
“Took
them!
of
course
I
took
them.
/took ðem ʌv course aɪ took ðem/
Line 4
That
is,
you
took
them
as
much
as
I
did.
Line 5
They
were
things
that
we
found
lying
about.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They were things that we found lying about.””
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Took them! of course I took them.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were things that we found lying about.””
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.”
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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 Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
broad-back
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From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
em
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From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
gave
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From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
Grogram
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From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
lying
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From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
Miss
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From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
much
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From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
said
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From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Took them! of course I took them.
There
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From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
things
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From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were things that we found lying about.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There they were, and she took ’em,” said the broad-back.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what a look Miss Grogram gave her!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is, you took them as much as I did.