Chapter VIII
THE STEALING OF THE HORSES. "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy. "You know what kind of a man Leeson is." "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter. "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
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Chapter VIII
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THE
STEALING
OF
THE
HORSES.
"Go
slow,
men,"
came
softly
from
Gilroy.
"You
know
what
kind
of
a
man
Leeson
is."
"Reckon
I
do
know,"
came
in
a
growl
from
Fetter.
"And
I've
got
an
account
to
settle
with
him,
too."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
STEALING
OF
THE
HORSES.
Line 2
"Go
slow,
men,"
came
softly
from
Gilroy.
Line 3
"You
know
what
kind
of
a
man
Leeson
is."
Line 4
"Reckon
I
do
know,"
came
in
a
growl
from
Fetter.
Line 5
"And
I've
got
an
account
to
settle
with
him,
too."
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know what kind of a man Leeson is."”
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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 know what kind of a man Leeson is."
account
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From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
came
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From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter.
Fetter
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From this reading "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
Gilroy
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From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
Go
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From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
got
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From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
growl
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From this reading "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
HORSES
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From this reading THE STEALING OF THE HORSES.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter.
I've
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From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."
kind
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From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."
Leeson
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From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."
man
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From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."
men
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From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE HORSES.
Reckon
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From this reading "Reckon I do know," came in a growl from Fetter.
settle
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From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
slow
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From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
softly
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From this reading "Go slow, men," came softly from Gilroy.
STEALING
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From this reading THE STEALING OF THE HORSES.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE HORSES.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
too
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From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And I've got an account to settle with him, too."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know what kind of a man Leeson is."