Chapter XI
"What does what mean?" "Man! Haven't you heard? They sent for me post-haste this morning. Knew you were away."
A Frontier Mystery
Chapter XI
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"What
does
what
mean?"
"Man!
Haven't
you
heard?
They
sent
for
me
post-haste
this
morning.
Knew
you
were
away."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
does
what
mean?"
Line 2
"Man!
Line 3
Haven't
you
heard?
Line 4
They
sent
for
me
post-haste
this
morning.
Line 5
Knew
you
were
away."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They sent for me post-haste this morning.”
All words in this reading · 17
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away
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From this reading Knew you were away."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does what mean?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
Haven't
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From this reading Haven't you heard?
heard
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From this reading Haven't you heard?
Knew
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From this reading Knew you were away."
Man
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From this reading "Man!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
mean
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From this reading "What does what mean?"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
post-haste
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From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
sent
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From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They sent for me post-haste this morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Knew you were away."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does what mean?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Haven't you heard?