Chapter XI
"Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it. She's gone and it ain't no joke." "How do you know?" He turned on me savage now. "Damn you!
The Man Next Door
Chapter XI
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"Colonel,"
says
I,
"we
got
to
stand
it.
She's
gone
and
it
ain't
no
joke."
"How
do
you
know?"
He
turned
on
me
savage
now.
"Damn
you!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Colonel,"
says
I,
"we
got
to
stand
it.
Line 2
She's
gone
and
it
ain't
no
joke."
Line 3
"How
do
you
know?"
Line 4
He
turned
on
me
savage
now.
Line 5
"Damn
you!
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know?"”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.”
All words in this reading · 25
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ain't
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From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
Colonel
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From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
Damn
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From this reading "Damn you!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
gone
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From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
got
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From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
How
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From this reading "How do you know?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
joke
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From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you know?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
now
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From this reading He turned on me savage now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned on me savage now.
savage
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From this reading He turned on me savage now.
says
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From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
She's
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From this reading She's gone and it ain't no joke."
stand
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From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
turned
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From this reading He turned on me savage now.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Colonel," says I, "we got to stand it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"