Chapter VIII
"I know wot's wrong with you! You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life." I looked on the ground. "_Did_ yer ever think in yer life?" "No, sergeant," I said humbly.
A Dominie in Doubt
Chapter VIII
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"I
know
wot's
wrong
with
you!
You've
got
a
stupid
face;
you
can't
think;
you
never
thought
in
yer
life."
I
looked
on
the
ground.
"_Did_
yer
ever
think
in
yer
life?"
"No,
sergeant,"
I
said
humbly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
know
wot's
wrong
with
you!
Line 2
You've
got
a
stupid
face;
you
can't
think;
you
never
thought
in
yer
life."
Line 3
I
looked
on
the
ground.
Line 4
"_Did_
yer
ever
think
in
yer
life?"
Line 5
"No,
sergeant,"
I
said
humbly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_Did_ yer ever think in yer life?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know wot's wrong with you!”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked on the ground.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."”
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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 You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
can't
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From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "_Did_ yer ever think in yer life?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Did_ yer ever think in yer life?"
face
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From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
got
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From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
ground
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From this reading I looked on the ground.
humbly
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From this reading "No, sergeant," I said humbly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know wot's wrong with you!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know wot's wrong with you!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked on the ground.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sergeant," I said humbly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I looked on the ground.
said
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From this reading "No, sergeant," I said humbly.
sergeant
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From this reading "No, sergeant," I said humbly.
stupid
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From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked on the ground.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I know wot's wrong with you!
wot's
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From this reading "I know wot's wrong with you!
wrong
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From this reading "I know wot's wrong with you!
yer
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From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know wot's wrong with you!
You've
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From this reading You've got a stupid face; you can't think; you never thought in yer life."