Chapter XV
"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief. "Asleep!" cried Ike. "To be sure. That's it. Asleep I was under the bushes there.
Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden
Chapter XV
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"You
were
asleep,"
I
said
on
being
appealed
to;
and
I
spoke
angrily,
for
I
was
smarting
under
the
accusation
and
suspicion
of
being
a
thief.
"Asleep!"
cried
Ike.
"To
be
sure.
That's
it.
Asleep
I
was
under
the
bushes
there.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
were
asleep,"
I
said
on
being
appealed
to;
and
I
spoke
angrily,
for
I
was
smarting
under
the
accusation
and
suspicion
of
being
a
thief.
Line 2
"Asleep!"
cried
Ike.
Line 3
"To
be
sure.
/tuː biː sure/
Line 4
That's
it.
Line 5
Asleep
I
was
under
the
bushes
there.
Learner Dictionary
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Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Asleep!" cried Ike.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To be sure.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
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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 were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
accusation
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
angrily
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
appealed
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
asleep
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
bushes
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From this reading Asleep I was under the bushes there.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Asleep!" cried Ike.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
Ike
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From this reading "Asleep!" cried Ike.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
said
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
smarting
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
spoke
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To be sure.
suspicion
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
That's
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From this reading That's it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
there
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From this reading Asleep I was under the bushes there.
thief
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From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.