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What Might Have Been Expected
What Might Have Been Expected

Chapter XXIX

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ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
"Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.
"How am I to do that?"
"Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

What Might Have Been Expected

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
Line 2
"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
Line 3
"Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.
Line 4
"How am I to do that?"
Line 5
"Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “"Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"”

ONCE noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "How am I to do that?"

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

back

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

day

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "How am I to do that?"

enough

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From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.

exclaimed

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From this reading "Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.

get

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

going

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

gun

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

Harry

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

How

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From this reading "How am I to do that?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "How am I to do that?"

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.

Kate

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

meeting

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

money

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From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.

MORE

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From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

ONCE

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From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.

said

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From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "How am I to do that?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.

there's

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From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

Why

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From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.

WOODS

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From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"