Chapter IX
"Armed?" "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools. If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me." "Oh, surely not!" "Humph!
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Chapter IX
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"Armed?"
"Yes,
I
saw
a
revolver
in
the
trunk
with
their
burgling
tools.
If
I
had
come
upon
them
suddenly,
and
they
had
had
time,
they
would
have
fired
at
me."
"Oh,
surely
not!"
"Humph!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Armed?"
Line 2
"Yes,
I
saw
a
revolver
in
the
trunk
with
their
burgling
tools.
Line 3
If
I
had
come
upon
them
suddenly,
and
they
had
had
time,
they
would
have
fired
at
me."
Line 4
"Oh,
surely
not!"
Line 5
"Humph!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."”
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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 "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
Armed
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From this reading "Armed?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
burgling
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From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
fired
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From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
Humph
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From this reading "Humph!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, surely not!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, surely not!"
revolver
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From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
saw
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From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
surely
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From this reading "Oh, surely not!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
tools
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From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
trunk
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From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I had come upon them suddenly, and they had had time, they would have fired at me."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I saw a revolver in the trunk with their burgling tools.