Chapter X
"_I have a scheme_" "What?" A yell answered him. "Something hit me! Something hit me!" "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
Three Thousand Dollars
Chapter X
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"_I
have
a
scheme_"
"What?"
A
yell
answered
him.
"Something
hit
me!
Something
hit
me!"
"Yes,
I
hit
you;
and
I'll
hit
you
again
if
you
don't
go
on."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"_I
have
a
scheme_"
"What?"
Line 2
A
yell
answered
him.
Line 3
"Something
hit
me!
Line 4
Something
hit
me!"
Line 5
"Yes,
I
hit
you;
and
I'll
hit
you
again
if
you
don't
go
on."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A yell answered him.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"_I have a scheme_" "What?"”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Something hit me!”
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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 have a scheme_" "What?"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A yell answered him.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
go
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From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_I have a scheme_" "What?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A yell answered him.
hit
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From this reading "Something hit me!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_I have a scheme_" "What?"
I'll
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From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Something hit me!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
scheme
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From this reading "_I have a scheme_" "What?"
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something hit me!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_I have a scheme_" "What?"
yell
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From this reading A yell answered him.
Yes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I hit you; and I'll hit you again if you don't go on."