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The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West
The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West

Chapter XXIII

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THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.
They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.
"We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.
"Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."
"We had one grand time, brother.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.
Line 2
They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.
Line 3
"We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.
Line 4
"Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."
Line 5
"We had one grand time, brother.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.”

Exchanged noun US /ˈexchanged/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"We had one grand time, brother.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We had one grand time, brother.”

All words in this reading · 48

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

back

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From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

Barnes

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."

brother

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From this reading "We had one grand time, brother.

came

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

closely

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From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

depart

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

DoctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

down

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From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."

exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

fishing

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From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

Gage

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

gate

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

got

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From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

grand

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From this reading "We had one grand time, brother.

greetings

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From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "We had one grand time, brother.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

just

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From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

load

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

logs

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

making

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

medders

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From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "We had one grand time, brother.

OUTLOOK

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

rather

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From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

ready

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

regarding

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From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

said

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From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

seen

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From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."

Sim

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From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We had one grand time, brother.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

visitor

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From this reading They exchanged greetings, Sim regarding his visitor rather closely.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We had one grand time, brother.

We've

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From this reading "We've just got back from fishing," said Doctor Barnes.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE OUTLOOK Doctor Barnes was making ready to depart when Sim Gage came in at the gate with his load of logs.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes, I seen you both, down in the medders."