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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXXIV

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We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

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We stopped talking, and got to thinking.
By-and-by Tom says:
Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
I bet I know where Jim is.”
No!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXXIV

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Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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We stopped talking, and got to thinking.
Line 2
By-and-by Tom says:
Line 3
Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!
Line 4
I bet I know where Jim is.”
Line 5
No!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

here noun US /hiːɹ/

(abstract) This place; this location.

From this reading ““Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!”

thinking noun US /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thought; gerund of think.

From this reading “We stopped talking, and got to thinking.”

where noun US /wɛə(ɹ)/

The place in which something happens.

From this reading “I bet I know where Jim is.””

All words in this reading · 28

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and

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From this reading We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

are

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before

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bet

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From this reading I bet I know where Jim is.”

By-and-by

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From this reading By-and-by Tom says:

fools

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From this reading “Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!

got

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From this reading We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

herenounUS /hiːɹ/

(abstract) This place; this location.

From this reading “Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!

Huck

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I

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is

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it

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Jim

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know

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Looky

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No

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From this reading “No!

not

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of

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says

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From this reading By-and-by Tom says:

stopped

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From this reading We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

talking

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think

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From this reading “Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thought; gerund of think.

From this reading We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

to

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From this reading We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

Tom

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From this reading By-and-by Tom says:

We

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From this reading We stopped talking, and got to thinking.

what

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From this reading “Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before!

wherenounUS /wɛə(ɹ)/

The place in which something happens.

From this reading I bet I know where Jim is.”