Chapter VI
"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we? I shore wish we would." "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he. "Why not?" I ast him.
The Man Next Door
Chapter VI
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"Well,
Colonel,"
says
I,
"I
reckon
we'll
get
back
our
ranch
some
of
these
days,
won't
we?
I
shore
wish
we
would."
"So
do
I,
Curly;
but
I'm
afraid
not,"
says
he.
"Why
not?"
I
ast
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
Colonel,"
says
I,
"I
reckon
we'll
get
back
our
ranch
some
of
these
days,
won't
we?
Line 2
I
shore
wish
we
would."
Line 3
"So
do
I,
Curly;
but
I'm
afraid
not,"
says
he.
Line 4
"Why
not?"
Line 5
I
ast
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I shore wish we would."”
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afraid
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From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
ast
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From this reading I ast him.
back
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
Colonel
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
Curly
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From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
days
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
get
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ast him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
I'm
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From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
ranch
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
reckon
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
says
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
shore
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From this reading I shore wish we would."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I, Curly; but I'm afraid not," says he.
some
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
we'll
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
Well
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
Why
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From this reading "Why not?"
wish
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From this reading I shore wish we would."
won't
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From this reading "Well, Colonel," says I, "I reckon we'll get back our ranch some of these days, won't we?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I shore wish we would."