Chapter XIV
LEON A PRISONER. “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet. You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason. Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.” Cale did not answer.
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Chapter XIV
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LEON
A
PRISONER.
“Ah!”
said
Eph,
“you’re
there
yet.
You
are
thinking
over
how
you
can
escape
being
hung
for
your
treason.
Well,
that’s
a
good
way
to
put
in
one’s
time.”
Cale
did
not
answer.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LEON
A
PRISONER.
Line 2
“Ah!”
said
Eph,
“you’re
there
yet.
Line 3
You
are
thinking
over
how
you
can
escape
being
hung
for
your
treason.
Line 4
Well,
that’s
a
good
way
to
put
in
one’s
time.”
Line 5
Cale
did
not
answer.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.””
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.””
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.”
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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 LEON A PRISONER.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.
answer
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From this reading Cale did not answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
Cale
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From this reading Cale did not answer.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cale did not answer.
Eph
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From this reading “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.
escape
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From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
how
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From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
hung
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From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
LEON
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From this reading LEON A PRISONER.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cale did not answer.
one's
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From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
PRISONER
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From this reading LEON A PRISONER.
put
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From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
said
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From this reading “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.
that's
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From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
there
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From this reading “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
treason
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From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
way
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From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
Well
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From this reading Well, that’s a good way to put in one’s time.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.
you're
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From this reading “Ah!” said Eph, “you’re there yet.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are thinking over how you can escape being hung for your treason.