Chapter VI
“'Yes,' said the witness. 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.' “'Ah, the other two,' said Coke. 'You know dogs when you see them?' “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
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“'Yes,'
said
the
witness.
'I
only
caught
one
of
him,
and
then
the
other
two
took
a
hand.'
“'Ah,
the
other
two,'
said
Coke.
'You
know
dogs
when
you
see
them?'
“'I
do,
and
he
was
all
of
'em
in
a
bunch,'
replied
the
witness.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“'Yes,'
said
the
witness.
Line 2
'I
only
caught
one
of
him,
and
then
the
other
two
took
a
hand.'
Line 3
“'Ah,
the
other
two,'
said
Coke.
Line 4
'You
know
dogs
when
you
see
them?'
Line 5
“'I
do,
and
he
was
all
of
'em
in
a
bunch,'
replied
the
witness.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You know dogs when you see them?'”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'”
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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 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
Ah
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From this reading “'Ah, the other two,' said Coke.
all
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From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
bunch
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From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
caught
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From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
Coke
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From this reading “'Ah, the other two,' said Coke.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
dogs
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From this reading 'You know dogs when you see them?'
em
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From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
hand
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From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You know dogs when you see them?'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
only
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From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
other
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From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
said
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From this reading “'Yes,' said the witness.
see
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From this reading 'You know dogs when you see them?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “'Yes,' said the witness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'You know dogs when you see them?'
then
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From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
two
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From this reading 'I only caught one of him, and then the other two took a hand.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'I do, and he was all of 'em in a bunch,' replied the witness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'You know dogs when you see them?'
witness
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From this reading “'Yes,' said the witness.
Yes
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From this reading “'Yes,' said the witness.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You know dogs when you see them?'