Chapter XVII
HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS. “THAT you, Hank?” “Yes! Didn’t you know me? What in time made you leg it so?
A Chance for Himself
Chapter XVII
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HOW
THE
HEELS
WENT
HOME
WITHOUT
SHOES
AND
STOCKINGS.
“THAT
you,
Hank?”
“Yes!
Didn’t
you
know
me?
What
in
time
made
you
leg
it
so?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HOW
THE
HEELS
WENT
HOME
WITHOUT
SHOES
AND
STOCKINGS.
Line 2
“THAT
you,
Hank?”
Line 3
“Yes!
Line 4
Didn’t
you
know
me?
Line 5
What
in
time
made
you
leg
it
so?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t you know me?”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What in time made you leg it so?”
WENT
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.”
WITHOUT
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.”
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
Didn't
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From this reading Didn’t you know me?
Hank
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From this reading “THAT you, Hank?”
HEELS
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From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
HOME
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From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Didn’t you know me?
leg
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From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
made
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From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Didn’t you know me?
SHOES
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From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
STOCKINGS
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From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THAT you, Hank?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in time made you leg it so?
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading HOW THE HEELS WENT HOME WITHOUT SHOES AND STOCKINGS.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “THAT you, Hank?”