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Catty Atkins
Catty Atkins

Chapter XVII

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It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Catty Atkins

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
Line 2
Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
Line 3
We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
Line 4
As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
Line 5
I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.”

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.”

Thinking noun US /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.”

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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 It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

all

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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

any

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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

Arthur

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

back

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

Banty

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

calculated

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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

came

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

caper

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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

catch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

Catty

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

church

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

city

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

cutting

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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

direction

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

doing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

Gage

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

going

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

Gordon

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

got

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

guess

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

holler

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

hotel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

hunt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

idea

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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

just

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

kids

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

Kinderhook

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

luny

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

making

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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

Methodist

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

monkey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

monkeying

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

motions

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

Peabody

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

saw

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

see

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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

set

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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

Skoodles

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

smart

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

some

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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

soon

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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

sort

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

street

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

then

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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

thinkingnounUS /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

up

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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.

walking

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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

way

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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

weren't

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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.